Get Green River Volunteer Application - Green River Community College - Greenriver

Volunteers, on average, spend 50 hours per year donating their time to the greater good. Over 71% of volunteers work with only one organization each year.

Listing volunteering on your college application provides an opportunity to demonstrate that you are community minded, have skills that will be valuable throughout your time at college, and likely to be actively involved in campus activities.

I would put them on the common app in the activities section under description. Something like “volunteered 25 hours at a political campaign” under your NHS club for example. There isn't an explicit space to put your hours so use your best judgement - some hour awards may fit under academic awards too.

Volunteering statistics show that their efforts are incredibly beneficial to the causes they support, contributing nearly $200 billion and an average of 52 hours per person per year to their communities.

The consensus is that the ideal amount of volunteer hours you should have for a college application is between 50 to 200 hours. With fewer than 50 hours of volunteer work, college admissions officers may draw the conclusion that you were not committed enough to a cause to commit a substantial amount of time to it.

How much time should you volunteer? Volunteering doesn't have to take over your life to be beneficial. In fact, research shows that just two to three hours per week, or about 100 hours a year, can confer the most benefits—to both you and your chosen cause.

As a rough guideline, 50 to 200 hours is going to sound impressive to colleges and show that you are committed to helping your community. Animal shelters, hospitals, elderly homes, and food banks are great places.

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