<p>if i dont have any community service or volunteer hours can i still get into nyu, columbia, upenn, brandeis or cornell with a 790m,700cr, 670w and a 98 weighed gpa if my dad when to columbia and both my parents are persian</p>
<p>Community service/volunteering is just one kind of EC you can do but its not required or even recommended, just as it’s not necessary that you play a sport or a musical instrument.</p>
<p>Do what you are passionate about. Don’t bother doing things just because you think it will ‘look good.’ It isn’t necessary and detracts from the time you could be spending on things you really do care about.</p>
<p>short answer: Definitely :)</p>