Can you make up stuff on your college application?

Do colleges really double-check if you really did all the extra-curricular activities that you listed or can you make some of it up?Can you make up stuff on your college application?
Please don't! If they don't catch it during the screening process, they might later. Why would you want that hanging over your head?





Instead, look at things that you were involved in and look for learning that took place. These don't have to be defined extra curricular activities...did you have a part time job, take care of a neighbor's pet, volunteer for church play a sport? Examine what you've done and why you're a better person because of it.





Colleges want to see that you can apply what you learned in one setting to other aspects of your life. This is far better than a laundry list of clubs!Can you make up stuff on your college application?
The UC schools in California have a whole building full of people doing exactly that. Paying for that is part of what the application fee covers.





You might get away with it at some schools but any false statement found on an application will result in instant rejection no matter how good your grades are.





Academic integrity is taken seriously by most schools.
I wouldn't completely make it up. If you weren't involved at all in high school, don't list eight clubs that you weren't even in. However, I wouldn't worry too much about stretching things.. like saying that you were a member of Debate for all 4 years, when you were actually in it for less than 2. And don't fudge things that are extremely important, of course.
Never lie on an application if they do check it looks bad on you and its not that important to have other activities but it does look better.
hmmm..I have my masters and I really don't think they look to hard---they just check your transcript