They probably don't most of the time. But if they do and you get caught cheating, it will mean the end of your application process. The college will inform your high school. Your school counselor is obligated to inform all the colleges you applied.

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Anonymous wrote:If your school has an ethical college counselor, they will not allow your kid to list anything false.

But the counselor doesn’t see the apps, so how would they know?

That depends. On the Common App, you have the option to share the app with the recommending counselor. For my kid that was a no brainer. He knows, likes and respects his counselor, and has had good communication with her throughout HS and now college admissions (he’s under a 504 and has worked through things like. accommodations and standardized testing. They sat down together last spring and decided that she would mention his disability and he would not, and the context in which the info would be shared. She is finishing up his recommendation now. Her having access to his app makes it easy for her to get information about him for the recommendation. The process seems to be working well because we have a good working relationship with the counselor. And my kid is not lying about, omitting or embellishing anything. There is nothing there he minds her seeing.

If you don’t choose to share, I’m. It sure what the school sees. But they send a transcript, school profile, counselor rec. amd something else. And my kid had to list all ECs, awards, etc in the packet he filled out for the counselor.

Anonymous wrote:If your school has an ethical college counselor, they will not allow your kid to list anything false.

But the counselor doesn’t see the apps, so how would they know?

Guidance warned our seniors this year that even mistakes were causing problems. The cited one kid who put the second semester class she signed up for on the common app. Was put in another class due to a scheduling conflict. And then didn’t go back and tell all her colleges in January about the change. When her final transcript went out, it took a lot of effort by her and the school to keep her from being rescinded.

Similarly, they said FCPS policy prevents them from disclosing integrity violations. But, if they fail to disclose and are found out, they will be rescinded. Full stop. And their are enough kids pissed about integrity violations who will report them to their peers colleges.

Big message for senior night. Dot the Is. cross the Ts. And be 100% accurate and honest.