<p>Hey all,</p>
<p>Well, guys, I didn't pay much attention to volunteer hours. Now it's almost senior year and I only have 25. I'm applying ED to Cornell. Am I screwed?</p>
<p>I got 100 hours in a summer. Find a park recreation center that has youth sports and volunteer for them. 5hrs a day and ull have 100 by the time you graduate :).</p>
<p>High schoolers commonly assume that volunteer hours are much more important to admissions than they actually are. Colleges will know if you get a lot of hours the last few weeks of summer to “buffer” your resume and will look down on you for it. You should do service because you want to, not because you want to improve college chances. </p>
<p>You’re fine. Just focus on the rest or your app, volunteering (unless you’re incredibly involved) isn’t as important as you think for college apps.</p>
<p>Unless volunteering is really your passion, adcomm does not care. Talk about your other passions</p>
<p>^ Right.</p>
<p>Volunteer hours = important/essential for college admission … it’s a myth.</p>
<p>It’s important for the person and the community but is hardly a requirement for college admissions.</p>
<p>Actually Cornell does consider ECs very important. <a href=“http://dpb.cornell.edu/documents/1000504.pdf#pagemode=bookmarks[/url]”>http://dpb.cornell.edu/documents/1000504.pdf#pagemode=bookmarks</a> However, volunteer hours are just ONE example of ECs. ECs also include a job, sports, clubs, etc.</p>