<p>Sort of going in a different direction here, but for things other than volunteering (like sports or major ECs), is the number of hours actually that important? Wouldn’t colleges get a better sense of your commitment and passion through essays and personal statements?</p>
<p>Like say, for being Editor-in-Chief of the newspaper, there’s no way I could total all the hours I have spent/will spend this year on the paper. Sometimes it’s just working through my lunch period, other times it’s spending many hours into the night after school. I would feel stupid if I had to total all those hours.</p>
<p>I guess my point is that there are some titles that sort of speak for themselves when it comes to “time-spent”. The same would go for varsity athletes, whose time commitment is typically unmatched compared to other people in school.</p>