Importance of volunteering for CMU

jodsie
Tue, 21 Dec 2021 05:17:15 +0000

Hey,

I’m RD applying to CMU CS and haven’t done much volunteer work outside of my required hours. CMU says volunteering experience is on their “very important” list, and I wonder how bad it is if my Common App doesn’t have volunteering on my activity list.
How many (%) people who get into CMU CS did not have dedicated volunteering activities?

Thanks!