<p>Whoo arn't i just the best speller alive. anyways, how many volenteer hours are reccommended to get into harvard? i dont even think i have 75, and im a junior. some people are in the 400 hour range while some are in the 1000 hour range! how many should i have?? im in nhs if that means anything plus i got an award for being a good vollenteer. thanks for your help!</p>
<p>I have 0. Is it really that important, or just another EC?</p>
<p>Any community service is good as long as you don't list it on your college application.</p>
<p>yeah, definitely don't include the number of hours. that would sound really bad and like you were counting each and every hour you gave to volunteerism.</p>
<p>volunteer. vo lun teer :) but I agree with supesto. definitely don't count your hours. it's better to talk about your experience than how many hours you committed. but then again, what do I know.</p>
<p>are you serious? i thought you needed to keep track of hours. you need to do it for nhs, im not sure if you do for colleges. so on an application, dont mention the time you spent doing things, just mention the experiences. good thing, because in comparison to some other students, i dont have many hours. also i always forget to get those sheets signed. good thing. im hoping you all know what your doing. does anyone else have any ideas?</p>
<p>also how the #@#! do you stop cc from sending you emails????? i got 105 last time i checked!!!! how can i stop this! they are those subscription ones.</p>
<p>Actually, I don't think volunteer work should be mention (on the student app, anyway). Here is an officer reading an app:</p>
<p>"She put down community service... even counted it. Do you think she REALLY meant it?"</p>
<p>"IDK, I think she might have done it just to put another line on her app; and, look: it's picking up trash/reading to kids/(insert cliche here)."</p>
<p>Now, if you were really involved in something then list it. Like, this one kid on here who got accepted by Harvard was extremely involved with teen sexual awareness. He was so involved that he was on talk shows, volunteered at local community centers passing out condoms (not the best job, I can say from experience, especially when you live in a conservative area), had "sex talks" with youth, etc. He showed a real passion for it and I could see that when he described it in short on here so imagine what his app was like.</p>
<p>Now, if you do some community service but it isn't like extreme passion like this kid exhibited ask your teacher and/or counselor to mention it (not make a big deal about it, just say how you're a good samaritan in that area). Heck, that little character boost from them can help.</p>
<p>Shark_Bite, no you shouldn't keep track of community service. It defeats the purpose if you ask me. </p>
<p>Now, about the desubscribing:</p>
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<p>worst mistake you could ever do is list the hours. Its shows that you sincerely didnt care about the work you did. I have taught english to hispanic members of my community M, T, TH, S for around two hours a day, for four years. You do the math. Its not the hours that really matters, but your sincerety and passion of helping others.</p>
<p>thats why i dislike nhs, they make you list hours and force you to do vollenteer work. it is really disapointing to see people not doing anything unless they get something out of it but oh well. i dont like it and im glad you all agree. i wasnt sure if you are to put it on the app or not. thanks all!</p>
<p>Community service gives you that "warm feeling" and that "I can go to bed knowing I did something good" feeling. Or, perhaps "well, I gave time/money... I won't feel guilty." Maybe "I have something to put on my college app/job resume."</p>
<p>Point is that there's no such thing as an unselfish deed; humans are selfish creatures. They will ONLY do something if it benefits them in SOME way. (Good ol' laws of economics :-D)</p>
<p>^sorry, randomness.</p>
<p>Does helping your seven siblings with their homework count as community service?</p>
<p>You can find the number of hours of community service you should have by taking 5*(2400-your SAT scores) for Harvard. Seriously, I kid.</p>
<p>I think some people are making good points, but I'll have to disagree with some of them.</p>
<p>As far as "counting hours," I don't think colleges literally expect you to put the exact number of hours that you volunteered. It's an estimate, and I think if an applicant provides the number of hours/week that they volunteered, an adcom can gain insight into how large a part of the applicant's life this is.</p>
<p>As far as whether or not to even put volunteerism on the app--put it. I understand that because it's volunteering you shouldn't be doing it for the benefit of college; but putting it on your app doesn't automatically suggest this. If it was something that you were passionate about, did a lot of, and consider a large part of your life, put it; it's a nice supplement to a strong application. Your noble motivations for volunteering shouldn't prevent you from gaining credit where credit is due. After all, much of applying to college entails learning how to brag.</p>
<p>runningncircles2:</p>
<p>While the Law of Economics may sound convincing, it may not hold true for many individuals. Respectable figures such as Mother Theresa and missionaries simply want to give.</p>
<p>I've been mentoring autistic kids ~3hrs a week for the past two years. I'm putting it on the Common App because it's one of my most rewarding ECs.</p>
<p>I did 2000 hours.</p>
<p>you know what, if you dont have many hours, it might be better to not mention how many hours you did. just tell them what you did, and they might give you the benefit of the doubt and think your being humble.</p>
<p>i dont really understand how this app proccess works, are you supposed to market yourself? im ussually pretty humble in real life (lol its ironic because im unhumbly telling you im humble. i dont feel bad, you would have to be an idiot to make up stuff on this website because all it will do is hurt you in that you wont get honest feedback. also, its pretty anonymous here-saying you're a genius wont help you) so what im wondering is should we blatently market ourselves to adcoms or should we be modest about it. my dad thinks that being modest is the best way to go, and that is how i usually am and how i was raised, but i dunno how much you should advertise for yourself on these things. anyone have any ideas?</p>
<p>You don't want to downplay who you are and what you do. However, you can "polish" it by giving them a sense of who you are at your best. I guess you could call that marketing, but it is not the aggressive kind. Your app should not scream "I'M AWESOME!" but you can't sell yourself short.</p>