<p>oohhhhh okay. </p>
<p>do i have to have a lot of community service hours? cause after reading all these posts, it seems HELLA hard to get in. someone said they had like 200 hours!!! thats crazyyyy!</p>
<p>cause im in asb and ill be an asb officer for my school and stuff. and i do community service too, but not as much as those people.</p>
<p>IWant–200 hours is not unusual among some students; at my children’s private college prep school, the graduating class of about 85 students contained about 6 students with more than 500 hours.</p>
<p>Some students earn many hours through a week-long project, such as a church missions trip or a Habitat for Humanity trip. Others volunteer for several hours week after week. </p>
<p>If you feel that 200 hours is a crazy amount of community service–and I mean this in the nicest way, as a mom–perhaps another type of summer program might be better for you.</p>
<p>no its not a crazy amount – i could totally do it, I just wanted to know if it was what most accepted applicants did so that I can get started on it now and apply next year. </p>
<p>and at my school, no one gets even about 100… maybe cause i go to a public school…</p>
<p>^That could be a factor; I expect that public schools do not require community service for graduation, whereas 110 is the minimum required for graduation at my children’s school.</p>
<p>It is good that you are thinking about this early, and perhaps you’ll find a volunteer activity you enjoy and in which you can make a difference. I hope it goes well.</p>
<p>Ours does, but its only 40 hours.
And thanks, but do you know if most bank of america applicants have a lot (as in 100-200 hours) of community service? just curious…</p>
<p>Does anyone know what percentage of applicants are admitted? It sounds really competitve but I applied. Condensing the essays were hard (I thought they were maximum of 1,000 words each!) I can’t wait to find out. Is there a Long Island market?</p>
<p>@IWantAn800: I’ve seen posts of people not getting in with hundreds of community service hours, whereas others with around 100-200 getting in. I’m guess BofA wants a diversified group of students.</p>
<p>@Mewdrewes: Check the site, there’s a list of all the sites. </p>
<p>Does anyone know when the acceptances start coming out? I remember reading that the people who get accepted usually get notified really early on, while those who are rejected are just left hanging until a certain date.</p>
<p>so what is the volunteerism atmosphere for everyone?</p>
<p>I know at my school you have to have 200 volunteer/work service hours just to graduate. (and i go to a public school)</p>
<p>when does the result come out?</p>
<p>does anyone know how competitive the bay area ones are? specifically the one in san jose?</p>
<p>I just got a call from Bank of America today (I’m in the Nashville market). They just finished first round and are now in the interviewing round. Does anyone who’s had experience with the program know what’s after interviews?</p>
<p>Has anyone else received any notifications after submitting your application?</p>
<p>What sorts of questions were asked during the interview?</p>
<p>I got called for an interview…but I’m still not sure about the conditions. They say that you work at a local non profit…However, I had a friend who was a part of this program last year. Her dad had to drive her all the way down to LA…everyday… Does neon know if you can work locally locally, like 5, 10 mins away from your house?</p>
<p>^^ from what i understand, Bank of America does its best to make sure your internship is close to you.
Okay, so i called the student leader’s phone number and the lady said that we should find out in April. I took this to mean that if we haven’t gotten phone calls yet, there is stilll hope (crosses fingers…)</p>
<p>i didn’t get a call yet 
are interviews only for certain markets or for everyone? ahh crossing my fingers</p>
<p>I’m fairly sure it’s only for the competitive markets. My friend who was accepted last year said she didn’t have to go through an interview.</p>
<p>Had my interview today! They said that I’d get results by early April…wish me luck! The interview was something like 30 minutes, so I’m hoping that more weight is put on the written application rather than the interview itself.</p>
<p>im worried because i’ve been in Africa from Feb 11th-25th with a non-profit and it would be hard for them to get it contact with me. </p>
<p>When they are doing contacts for interviews do they message the students school or send emails?</p>
<p>@confettiflags if you don’t mind could you tell us what market you applied to?0</p>