How important is volunteering?

canadianccuser
Fri, 29 Jan 2010 22:22:18 +0000

sunshower, although volunteering is hardly NECESSARY, a lot of people have it and it does show acting selflessly and being active in your community. I would say do it, but volunteer for something you’ll enjoy. I know people who spent hours upon hours stacking heavy books in the public library just so they could list it as an EC, in that case, there are better ways to use your time. I myself volunteered helping to run a day camp, had a TON of fun doing it, and received quite a few hours as well. Don’t do something for college, do something because you enjoy it. I know that I for one had a blast and ended up learning a lot from my volunteering experiences, I hope that you can find the same!

It’s true by the way that most colleges won’t care, but top colleges (HYPS etc, if that’s what you’re interested in, definitely will, particularly if they can tell that it was something you did for more than just the hours.