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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]They shouldn't mean crap! It's way too easy to fake involvement in an EC. When I was in high school, my buddies and I joined the physics club every year. We'd show up for the first meeting where they took the yearbook picture. After that, we never did a damn thing! I suggest your kid do something similar if he doesn't have legitimate ECs. He could even list himself as the damn president of the club since we all know how erect admissions reps get over "leadership qualities " It's not like anyone is calling your kid's high school and verifying this crap![/quote]

+ 1.  OP.  Do this.  I'm going to do this for a kid with similar profile.  Join a few clubs.  Show up to meetings once in a while, claim 2-3 hours week of activity in the common app for 2-3 years. Done![/quote]

This is lying. Just as fraudulent as Varsity Blues, but with lower stakes. It hurts every other kid who actually shows up.[/quote]

And how exactly were the Varsity Blues kids affected?[/quote]

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