<p>1- I work as an artist for an online game with about 1,000,000 users (I’ve done ~600 illustrations for the site)</p>
<p>2- 300 volunteer hours with a local charity</p>
<p>Which one sounds more impressive? Is charity work viewed in a more positive light than work-work? If I only had a space left on my common app for 1?
thanks</p>
<h1>1 it’s unique. Practically everyone does voluntarism</h1>
<p>can’t you attach an extra activities list?</p>
<p>idk… I think 2 sounds better, although you should decide for yourself</p>
<p>Volunteering and helping people sounds better than designing stuff for a game. Why not put both? I think there is a space on the CommonApp for additional information.</p>
<p>What game is it?</p>
<p>You can definitely list both activities. One is volunteering, the other a paid position. If you want to sound unique (a goal!), talk up your experience as an artist. There’s nothing special about volunteering at a hospital, and most people think that’s like delivering flowers or slave labor in a gift shop. </p>
<p>oops, your volunteer is for a local charity, but those jobs are often mindless wastes of time that anyone can do, like stuffing envelopes. Whereas your paid position requires something special: talent.</p>
<p>The rest of your ECs are better than those two?..■■■</p>
<h1>1 sounds way cooler in my opinion. Very unique.</h1>