<p>So I have done 182 hours of volunteering this year, and something occurred to me today - will colleges want verification of this? It was never at the same place, so just giving them a name wouldn't work. I would really hate for this to be a waste...</p>
<p>I would really hate for this to be a waste…</p>
<p>Really?</p>
<p>I don’t think you’ll have to verify every, single time you volunteered.</p>
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<p>Right, because your experience and the impact you’ve made is completely worthless.</p>
<p>Maybe if you only volunteer for the sake of putting it on your application, it is a waste in and of itself.</p>
<p>It was never at the same place? You mean, you don’t volunteer at a single organization consistently? Shame on you.</p>
<p>Volunteer work isn’t a waste. I enjoy every minute of time I spend at the camps I volunteer at. It makes a difference. Something that makes a difference can’t be a waste.</p>
<p>I would have recommended volunteering at one (2 max) place consistently, but what’s done is done. At any rate, you should be fine. Should they ask for verification (which I really doubt they will), just ask your supervisor to vouch for you.</p>
<p>Also, in regards to all the people here arguing about whether or not it was a waste: you don’t even know what this person did, or if they liked doing it. Maybe they just weren’t lucky enough to find a position they found interesting and were forced to volunteer somewhere boring and meaningless just to match other people’s credentials. You shouldn’t be too quick to judge him/her.</p>