<p>I’m not convinced all colleges care about community service, but it is one of the lines on the Common Application so it’s hard to leave blank. Sometimes you can find ways to roll the passion and community service together. My son (computer geek) put down some website construction he did for a med school as volunteer work, and he spent some time one summer helping seniors use computers. He didn’t do any of the usual volunteer stuff. It may have hurt him some places, but he got into some excellent schools too.</p>