<p>I'm an athlete and it is hard to find time to consistently commit to community service. I'm about to enter my senior year of high school. I'm worried I don't have enough community service. I might start helping in a soup kitchen. Will this hurt my chances?</p>
<p>no, community service is just considered another EC from a college admission standpoint. There is no separate community service admission requirement/category. You do not need community service, especially if you have meaningful ECs, .</p>
<p>It won’t hurt you, unless your school or program (ie. IB) have a requirement that you need to fulfill for graduation, if you have other strong extracurricular activities on your application. It looks bad to have a blank section on your application, so it wouldn’t hurt to have something to enter. A strong commitment to something, like a varsity sport, impresses more than the casual effort to fill out a resume.</p>
<p>community svc as a pre-requisite is a myth other than what woog says about your school’s requirements for it.</p>