<p>This is especially intended for the people who currently have 300-500+ service hours (by the end of junior year). </p>
<p>How do you manage to volunteer so much? When do you usually volunteer? After-school? Weekends? </p>
<p>I am willing to work, but it seems that either there are not enough opportunities or my schedule is simply too busy. School takes me to 4 pm each day, and generally at night cello, schoolwork, and various self-studying courses occupy the time. On Saturdays there's usually concessions (I organize concession events on Saturdays to sell food to sport spectators and athletes that compete at our school), and that takes up the entire day. Sundays I'm usually involved in math training in the morning and catching up on essays and lab reports in the afternoon. Anyways, what I was trying to get across is that I would really really like to have around 400 hours by the end of junior year, but with my current hours (125), I think that is going to be a huge challenge. There aren't many volunteer opportunities available here in the afternoons, so all I've got is weekends. Any suggestions?</p>
<p>Also, how much is "enough" in regards to volunteer hours?</p>
<p>I volunteer during my lunch period every day...so 45 minutes a day. I fix computers at the school. It's a great time to volunteer because you don't have any activities then. You just miss out on eating/socializing BUT at my school several people volunteer, so you hang out with your fellow nerds...</p>
<p>If you're just trying to rack up the hours, you probably will have a hard time getting that many in. What most kids with a lot of hours have done is get seriously involved with an activity that is connected to the community in some way. My D worked at a crisis phone bank in our community that served people needing referrals and someone to talk to. She started in sophomore year, and by the time she graduated she had a couple of hundred hours in that alone. My son is into scouting in a big way, and community service is a large part of how they spend their time. The kids help each other with their service projects, too, which can amount to quite a few hours per project.
I really think it's not so much the hours, but the committment to some service oriented activity that you want to cultivate, and it should be based around your interests. How about math tutoring to kids from areas that might not be able to afford it? You could inquire at a local public elementary or junior high school and see if there's a need.</p>
<p>I'm a junior, and so far for Key Club (this is my third year), I have around 250 hours just from helping out at events...Chairing projects also really builds up the hour total.</p>
<p>I'm already tutoring a math student at school, but it's only 1 hr/week, so that's not going to make a huge difference to my hours. Can I just put down "I tutored people ____ hours." on my app? Don't I need to get confirmation from the school or a letter from parents?</p>
<p>I definately have an interest in what I volunteer for. I love math, and therefore I don't mind tutoring math students. I volunteer for a science museum on occasional weekends, and that's also because I like working in the museum. I do not do community service just "for the hours" -- I'm just trying to seek more volunteering options. I can't really work during summers because I'm gone 6-8 weeks to summer programs, but I guess I'll try in the first few weeks of summer to get a solid volunteering job. Also, I'll try to find more math students to tutor as well.</p>
<p>I believe the core of volunteering is the heart, not just the benefits. Thanks for your suggestions, and any others are very welcome!</p>
<p>Right now I have...over 3000 hours of community service in the last 3 years of high school. That number may sound impossible but I'll do the math for you. I am on my towns ambulance squad, I have 24 hours a week in regular shifts, plus around 12 extra hours a week I pick up. I can be on call while asleep, and even better I can be on call while attending school, so the hours rack up even faster.</p>