What's stopping students from lying on university apps? (in terms of extracurriculars)

[Quad]

since we all know that universities like well-rounded students who are involved in a many extra curricular activities, what's stopping students from lying a bit on their apps? i'm not talking about big things, like saying you were president of student council, but more along the lines of:

-saying you were in a club longer than you really were (like 2 years, instead of really 1)
-saying you helped organize events that you really didn't (like bakesales, fund raisers, etc)
-saying you participated in house-league sports outside of school (like joining a local basketball league and playing once a week)
-saying that you received "small-time" academic recognition (like "best physics project", or "chemistry student of the month")
-saying you participated in events that you really didn't (ie. a physics contest or something)

do universities check these little things? how would they know if you lied using any of the above points?
do many students submit this type of false information?

 

[minendo]

I dont know if they check them, but you would be screwed if you lied and they did check it. So it's not really worth lying on a college application. If you get away with lying on your college application, why not lie on your resume and then see what happens. Can you say "No longer coach of Notre Dame?"

 

[khtm]

<< What's stopping students from lying on university apps? (in terms of extracurriculars) >>



Morals.

 

[ATLien247]

<< Can you say "No longer coach of Notre Dame?" >>



Uhhh... I've probably missed something here...

 

[AlastorX82]

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<< What's stopping students from lying on university apps? (in terms of extracurriculars) >>



Morals. >>




lol

 

[Martin]

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<< What's stopping students from lying on university apps? (in terms of extracurriculars) >>



Morals. >>



What are these "morals" you speak of?


Anyway, they say (I am guessing you applied to UofT?) you must be able to provide references. I don't plan on lying, since I've done enough stuff over the last 5 years......

 

[aphex]

<< Morals. >>

 

[b0mbrman]

I wondered this too...I'm guessing they use it more for statistics than for admissions

 

[calbear2000]

Integrity
Self-respect
pride
the ability to sleep at night
many reasons

 

[Quad]

<< Anyway, they say (I am guessing you applied to UofT?) you must be able to provide references. I don't plan on lying, since I've done enough stuff over the last 5 years......
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when would they ask you to provide references? i mean, you'd submit your app, they decide, and you get a letter of acception/rejection. if you lied a little (as i mentioned before, nothing really big like prez of student council) how would they know? when would they ever ask you to provide a reference for a club that you were in?

 

[d33pt]

nothing

 

[chickenhead]

The trick is to lie in such a way as to make yourself look good, but not so extravagantly as to contradict anything that might show up in your teacher recommendations.

This is a delicate matter and you need to be really smart to pull it off right.

And if you're really smart, you probably don't need to lie on your application anyway.

 

[Martin]

<< when would they ask you to provide references? i mean, you'd submit your app, they decide, and you get a letter of acception/rejection. if you lied a little (as i mentioned before, nothing really big like prez of student council) how would they know? when would they ever ask you to provide a reference for a club that you were in? >>





I got a letter from UfT Today. It says you should be able to provide references of what you did, however, if you speak to your friends that are already in university, I doubt any one of them have had their extra curricular stuff checked.

With that said, you can probably lie a little bit, but I wouldnt do it unless absolutely necessary.

 

[Koing]

they might ask you questions about it on your interview. Here I was asked questions about my Weight Lifting. I've been doing iti for a while so I know my stuff. If I didn't he might or might not know as he didn't know anything either. If your sharp then he probably won't konw. But if they do checks then your screwed!

its not worth it.........

 

[DataFly]

Someone once told me of a list of people who were "bad" in the college application process that some colleges create and review. Should your name appear on the list, then you will likely not be admitted (or will be rejected if you're already in) anywhere. How does one get on this list? Applying early decision and not enrolling, applying early decision to two or more schools, or lying on applications.

Basically, it's not worth it.