<p>Will volunteering at 6 different hospitals/clinic and tutoring at middle schools with 3-4 hours/week in each activity actually make someone look superficial? Could it possibly hurt in admissions at elite colleges?</p>
<p>Depends. At “elite universities” it doesn’t matter what activities you do, it matters what you’ve managed to contribute to them and how they have changed you to make you a better candidate for admission.</p>
<p>That’s the thing though…there’s hardly any space to describe the activities on the Common App (less than 100 characters). How can an admissions officer truly tell who contributed/gained from the activity and who didn’t? </p>
<p>Speaking simply by how it appears, would the 6 hospitals/clinics at 3-4 hours/week look like resume padding?</p>
<p>^^^</p>
<p>True…HYPs are looking for people who start organizations, significantly improve organizations, etc. They’re looking for the future “movers and shakers” in the world.</p>
<p>bump. anyone else?</p>
<p>Why not start a group at one of the clinics promoting teenagers/friends to volunteer at the hospital. You can organize special events and charities and stuff.</p>
<p>Just something I wish I had done but I’m a senior now =/</p>
<p>Maybe, Maybe not.</p>