Do you want to do good for your community and simultaneously make your student profile more notable for college admissions officers? Signing up to do volunteer work during the summer or after school may be the perfect way to accomplish both goals! Here are a few reasons that volunteers get noticed by college admissions officers:
- They know you aren’t lazy – College is hard work. Being a volunteer shows admissions officers that you aren’t lazy and are willing to put in the time to accomplish something worthwhile for yourself and others. Since volunteer work often has to come from what would otherwise be recreation time, it shows you are willing to make sacrifices for a good cause.
- You’re passionate about something – It’s tough to volunteer to spend your free time doing something that you aren’t passionate about. So, the act of volunteering in itself says something about what you are drawn to and that you have a drive to do the things that matter to you.
- It’s character-building – There aren’t a lot of accolades that come along with volunteering, and it certainly won’t help you profit financially. The benefits come in that you grow as a person. And that personal growth is something that universities are interested in seeing in potential students.
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