<p>@EllieMom Thanks for the encouragement, that means a lot coming from someone who also has ADHD. I really think I want to do the ADHD project now, I’m really excited about it actually. I looked into the program “Project Eye-to-Eye” that another poster mentioned, and it’s very similar to what I was planning on doing. I plan on starting on a branch where I live although I’ll probably do a little more than just art projects and might also extend it to highschool students instead of just elementary students. Now if I can just managed to organize a group of ADHD college students, myself included, to see a goal to completion 
That will be the real challenge I think.</p>
<p>My younger daughter works at her school’s out reach office. An alum donated some money to sponsor the program. The office encourages professors and students to come up with projects to help our global community. For D2 it is part volunteer and part paying job. The job is teaching D2 a lot about non-profit organization, what works and what doesn’t.</p>
<p>@oldfort That’s really interesting, what a good idea! Thanks for sharing.</p>
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<li>Join an existing organization. Honestly. </li>
<li>Try to make something meaningful. </li>
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<p>I’ve seen too many college students that make projects such as “online legal help to abused women in Afghanistan” (in English). Please, don’t be cheeseee. </p>
<p>If you really want to make a difference … contact patients groups and ask them if you could help. Don’t expect a leadership position. Small things make a big difference. For example, helping low income cancer patients with transportation (patients on chemo are weak and susceptible to infections, yet many have to use public transportation for many hours, every day, to keep up with appointments). Legal help with insurance payments is always appreciated, especially for mental treatments. Elderly patients often appreciate help with errands and paperwork … </p>
<p>On the other hand, such projects are not looking flashy on admission application. If you want a flashy activity, make an animated website (in English, of course), with “online counseling of abused orphans in Sudan”.</p>
<p>Thank you @californiaaa for your reply and to everyone else who took the time to offer their advice; I sincerely appreciate it. I think the gist is that I should just continue to serve in small, truly meaningful ways instead of looking for a flashy project. I appreciate that everyone seems to advice service for service’s sake instead of another tool for admissions…that’s refreshing to see on CC. That said, I do think I’ll go forward with the ADHD project idea as I believe my motives are in the right place and it’s something I’ve been pondering doing for several years now. Thanks again for all the other helpful suggestions and ideas, I can’t wait to try some of them as time allows :)</p>