Students at the University of Michigan looking for a competitive edge when applying for jobs, internships and graduate school have found that they can boost their chances for acceptance by claiming membership in fictitious organizations.
Several Michigan students said that the practice of creating organizations for the sole purpose of resume embellishment is a common technique used to impress potential employers and admissions boards.
According to the Michigan Student Assembly handbook, clubs are not required to have a function or generally recognized purpose, though they must hold meetings to avoid being officially disbanded. Additionally, a group's name is required to adequately describe its function, a provision that can be enforced by the Assembly if a title is deemed to be misleading.
In response to this practice, undergraduate admissions officers at Michigan's business school said they have neither the time nor the resources to verify the integrity of extracurricular activities listed on an application
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