Will colleges reject you if you don’t have a lot of volunteer hours?
No
another one of those lunchroom rumors…
Lol. What colleges?
Of course some may not accept you.
Not sure OP is applying to those.
No, colleges won’t reject you for not having a lot of volunteer hours.
If you are applying to a top tier college, however, you better have spent a whole lot of time doing something interesting-to-you after/outside of school, however.
I would like to apply to Ohio State. Would I still have a shot?
I think there are some schools who care about that more than others. I don’t think big state universities would care as much as smaller schools.
Ohio State seems to care more about GPA and test scores. As long as you have some ECs to fill in on the common app, you should be fine.