Summer before college volunteering options?

WayOutWestMom
Tue, 17 Apr 2018 19:55:55 +0000

Is it just pounding-the-pavement, or are there more organized ways nowadays like all-encompassing volunteer-search websites?

There isn’t any centralized volunteer recruitment website. Students are on their own to find volunteering and shadowing opportunities.

I’m just assuming it should be medicine related, is that a valid assumption?

Not really. Any kind of community service with vulnerable populations* is highly valued by adcomms and an expected EC for med school applicants.

*Vulnerable populations–elderly, mentally ill, physically disabled, non-English speakers/recent immigrants, poor/homeless/disadvantaged, etc.

If your D is interested in volunteering as an EMT (like with a rescue squad?), you may want to check if there’s a summer EMT-B class at your local community college. Or CNA or phlebotomy. All of those skills will be helpful in finding a paid or volunteer position later on.