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 • 2 years ago •
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EC advice?(community service)
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I’m a rising junior hoping to apply to a top college for premed. I’ve done a decent amount of community service as an EC so far, but it’s very spread out around different hobbies of mine. For summary:

32 hours volunteering at an animal shelter

31.5 hours volunteering at a hospital

? Hours in a school club that makes personalized books for kids at a childrens hospital (I’ve illustrated two and am hoping for a leadership position next year)

2 hours 😅 at a Red Cross club

Like 25 hours at a tutoring program that I have a leadership role in

Is it okay that they’re spread out like this? Should I list each activity individually for them or do college apps allow you to just write your service as a big chunk of hours?

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@AlexanderOddo
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 • 2 years ago

Listing out each activity as you have done is exactly what colleges are looking for! You can count each of these community service activities as separate extracurriculars on your activities list.

It's good to have experience in different areas too, since it shows that you are well-rounded. At the same time, make sure to demonstrate a spike in medicine through your other activities. Hope this helps!

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[🎤 AUTHOR]@Asu6362 years ago

Thank you! My only concern is not being able to list all my activities (I’ve heard you can only do 7?) because I’m also involved in a few academic competitions, an instrument and a sport

@AlexanderOddo
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2 years ago

That's a very valid concern! You can list 10 activities on the Common App, and using up all the spaces is ideal. What I'd recommend in your case is still listing out each community service activity individually, but cut a few out. For example, you could remove the Red Cross from your list because you weren't as committed to it as the other activities. Let me know if you have any more questions!

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