{"id":2372,"date":"2014-07-23t10:00:35","date_gmt":"2014-07-23t17:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/sat\/?p=2372"},"modified":"2021-01-06t14:24:55","modified_gmt":"2021-01-06t22:24:55","slug":"volunteercommunity-service-hours","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/gen\/volunteercommunity-service-hours\/","title":{"rendered":"volunteer\/community service hours"},"content":{"rendered":"

time-consuming, sometimes difficult, and often complained about, community service hours are a notorious section on college applications. for many of us, it pretty much feels like\u2026<\/p>\n

\"see-all-those-tixyuj\"<\/a><\/center>but when should you start volunteering? what kind of activity should it be? and most importantly, how will they show up on your college application?<\/p>\n

in this post i\u2019ve done my best to create an overview of community service on college applications, as well as several tips to making the most of your community service.<\/p>\n

how hours are recorded on applications<\/h2>\n

each application has slightly different input sections, but you can bet that community service will show up in one form or another. below i\u2019ve gone through the two main applications for california students (the common app<\/a> and the uc app<\/a>) but keep in mind that many colleges have individualized applications that won\u2019t look exactly alike.<\/p>\n

the common application<\/strong> limits you to 10 \u201cactivity\u201d slots, in which you record pretty much anything and everything you\u2019ve done during high school. the drop down options for the first blank listed below should give you a good idea of what goes into these slots:
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