Do colleges ask on the applications how many hours of community service you did? or do they only care about the fact that applicants did volunteer work? how do they know how much time and effort applicants put into community service?
On the common app, you have to write the number of hours you spend per week on each activity & how many weeks a year.
same with UC app
also, UC app asks for a small description of what you do
It’s always good to write down the dates along with the descriptions. People say that it’s not important, but those people are liars so don’t trust them. I know that it will make you look like a weird person to keep track of your hours and dates.
They don’t specifically ask about community service. Your ECs can involve service, but they don’t have to.
They can be included in your ECs. At high schools I’ve been to, we received papers that are signed by the volunteer leader, which confirm the hours.