Isn't the information about college admission confusing?

[jym626]

The volunteer work, to be honest, is ridiculous and meaningless for students with normal background and hence little power. Rather than 200 hour community service or some small-scale fuss, I prefer studying 200 hours, trying to reach higher position in the future, and then it’s time to be philanthropist.

This is the problem. It may get you into some schools that care about grades, but not into schools that care about who you are as a person and what you can contribute to their community. And for the record, that would be all the top colleges you aspire to attend.