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Is it better to do community service at one place and get a lot of hours (ie 200 or more) or to do it at a variety of places, getting less than 50 for each but still getting the same total number of hours?

By Cremebrulee (Cremebrulee) on Tuesday, July 08, 2003 - 10:49 am: Edit

One place.

By Thepiskickass (Thepiskickass) on Monday, July 14, 2003 - 10:54 pm: Edit

Is it too late to start community service in Junior year? Will it look too suspicious? I think I need it.... I couldn't drive anywhere to help out before this year.

By Momof2 (Momof2) on Monday, July 14, 2003 - 11:39 pm: Edit

That's very common in our area, where most parents work full-time. With any amount of school extracurricular commitment, I think most colleges will understand that adding CS works best when the student can drive. If you HAVE to list CS by year - is it possible you have participated with your family or another group in some short-term projects? For instance, when they were younger, my boys helped pack "back-to-school" supply packages for a few days every July for a community foundation. Also helped to set up the same charity auction/dinner every year. Short-term projects that required several hours or days are important, too, as they meet a community need. We truly never worried about total hours.