{"id":2372,"date":"2014-07-23T10:00:35","date_gmt":"2014-07-23T17:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/sat\/?p=2372"},"modified":"2021-01-06T14:24:55","modified_gmt":"2021-01-06T22:24:55","slug":"volunteercommunity-service-hours","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/hs\/gen\/volunteercommunity-service-hours\/","title":{"rendered":"Volunteer\/Community Service Hours"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Time-consuming, sometimes difficult, and often complained about, community service hours are a notorious section on college applications. For many of us, it pretty much feels like\u2026<\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/sat\/files\/2014\/07\/See-all-those-tixyuj.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2373\" src=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/sat\/files\/2014\/07\/See-all-those-tixyuj.jpg\" alt=\"See-all-those-tixyuj\" width=\"600\" height=\"327\" \/><\/a><\/center>But when should you start volunteering? What kind of activity should it be? And most importantly, how will they show up on your college application?<\/p>\n<p>In this post I\u2019ve done my best to create an overview of community service on college applications, as well as several tips to making the most of your community service.<\/p>\n<h2>How hours are recorded on applications<\/h2>\n<p>Each application has slightly different input sections, but you can bet that community service will show up in one form or another. Below I\u2019ve gone through the two main applications for California students (the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.commonapp.org\/how-apply\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Common App<\/a> and the <a href=\"http:\/\/admission.universityofcalifornia.edu\/how-to-apply\/apply-online\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">UC App<\/a>) but keep in mind that many colleges have individualized applications that won\u2019t look exactly alike.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Common Application<\/strong> limits you to 10 \u201cActivity\u201d slots, in which you record pretty much anything and everything you\u2019ve done during high school. The drop down options for the first blank listed below should give you a good idea of what goes into these slots:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/sat\/files\/2014\/07\/Volunteer-Hours-Cassidy-Google-Docs.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2374\" src=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/sat\/files\/2014\/07\/Volunteer-Hours-Cassidy-Google-Docs.png\" alt=\"Volunteer Hours Cassidy Google Docs\" width=\"204\" height=\"257\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"float: left; width: 50%;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Academic<\/li>\n<li>Art<\/li>\n<li>Athletics: Club<\/li>\n<li>Athletics: JV\/Varsity<\/li>\n<li>Career Oriented<\/li>\n<li>Community Service (Volunteer)<\/li>\n<li>Computer\/Technology<\/li>\n<li>Cultural<\/li>\n<li>Dance<\/li>\n<li>Debate\/Speech<\/li>\n<li>Environmental<\/li>\n<li>Family Responsibilities<\/li>\n<li>Foreign Exchange<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"float: right; width: 50%;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Foreign Language<\/li>\n<li>Journalism\/Publication<\/li>\n<li>Junior R.O.T.C.<\/li>\n<li>LGBT<\/li>\n<li>Music: Instrumental<\/li>\n<li>Music: Vocal<\/li>\n<li>Religious<\/li>\n<li>School Spirit<\/li>\n<li>Science\/Math<\/li>\n<li>Student Gov&#8217;t\/Politics<\/li>\n<li>Theater\/Drama<\/li>\n<li>Work (Paid)<\/li>\n<li>Other Club\/Activity<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>One important aspect to note is that they ask <em>twice<\/em> about how you not only participated, but excelled in your activity. They first ask your \u201cPosition\/Leadership\u201d and later \u201cDetails, honors won, and accomplishments\u201d. These sections are the ones that will really help you stand out amongst the crowd, for example being not only a member of your school\u2019s Spanish Honors Society, but also the winner of a spanish speech contest.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>It\u2019s also important to notice how the volunteer hours are recorded. They ask how many hours a week for how many years. Which means these numbers are <em>approximate<\/em>. If you\u2019re keeping a log of your hours don\u2019t worry about that extra 15 min you spent helping a senior to their room, it won\u2019t really make a difference. You\u2019ll just be a good person. What you should keep track of is <em>how many years <\/em>you\u2019ve been involved with that activity, again trying to rise in the ranks over time.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>The UC Application<\/strong> has a slightly different approach to community service hours. Amongst many others, the UC App has two separate sections for \u201cVolunteer &amp; Community Service\u201d and \u201cExtracurricular Activities\u201d. Each has five blanks that look somewhat like this:<\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/sat\/files\/2014\/07\/Volunteer-Hours-Cassidy-Google-Docs1.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2375\" src=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/sat\/files\/2014\/07\/Volunteer-Hours-Cassidy-Google-Docs1.png\" alt=\"Volunteer Hours Cassidy Google Docs\" width=\"555\" height=\"228\" \/><\/a><\/center><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>As you can see, the UC app also requires you to approximate your hours based on the years you participated and the hours per week, but <em>doesn\u2019t have a section for honors within your activities<\/em>. There is another five blank section for honors, but there is not as much of an opportunity to display how you excelled.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Activity title and description are both type-in blanks, which gives you more leeway in terms of how you describe your participation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Other Tips on Community Service<\/h2>\n<p><strong>1. Pick an activity you love, freshman year.<\/strong> Ideally this is the service activity that you will continue for all four years of high school, so it should be something you\u2019re passionate about. On that track, don\u2019t limit yourself to traditional service organizations or interests. If you like math and want to tutor with your National Honors Society then that\u2019s great, but you can also volunteer at conventions or renaissance fairs, volunteer to take meals to an elderly neighbor next door, or create a club for another service project entirely of your own invention.<\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/sat\/files\/2014\/07\/tumblr_melaadpQrR1razmc0o1_500.gif\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2376\" src=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/sat\/files\/2014\/07\/tumblr_melaadpQrR1razmc0o1_500.gif\" alt=\"tumblr_melaadpQrR1razmc0o1_500\" width=\"500\" height=\"280\" \/><\/a><\/center><strong>2. Try a few different organizations.<\/strong> Even though you will want to show continuous growth within one activity, don\u2019t limit yourself if you don\u2019t like the first one you try. Each organization has their own personality of sorts, and you should find one you\u2019re genuinely excited about volunteering for. After all, passion and enthusiasm in volunteers is easy to see, and if your supervisors like you they can be great sources for letters of rec.<\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/sat\/files\/2014\/07\/ny8.gif\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2377\" src=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/sat\/files\/2014\/07\/ny8.gif\" alt=\"ny8\" width=\"500\" height=\"276\" \/><\/a><\/center><strong>3. Keep a record.<\/strong> You don\u2019t need to log every minute, (as you saw earlier, these are approximations) but you do need to have a good sense of when you did what. If you\u2019re an Leadership junkie like I am, it\u2019s easy to forget volunteer events you\u2019ve done. Once on a scholarship application I forgot that I volunteered at the very same library freshman year! Try to keep a log of what organizations, for how long, and during what months. This will be really helpful during college app season.<\/p>\n<p><strong>4. College verification.<\/strong> I have never heard of any college independently verifying how many service hours a student actually worked for, but it\u2019s a good idea to get a paper recording how many hours you worked total at the end of your service time signed by the person in charge (just in case).<\/p>\n<p>Overall, good luck on your community service! Please comment below if you have any other questions on getting your hours, or how you will record them in your college applications.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Photo Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/makeameme.org\/meme\/See-all-those-tixyuj\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Meme<\/a> \/ <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tumblr.com\/tagged\/up-gifs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gif 1<\/a> \/ <a href=\"http:\/\/us105fm.com\/10-most-popular-new-years-resolutions-for-2014\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gif 2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Time-consuming, sometimes difficult, and often complained about, community service hours are a notorious section on college applications. For many of us, it pretty much feels like\u2026 But when should you start volunteering? What kind of activity should it be? And most importantly, how will they show up on your college application? 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