Community service. Performing acts of community service is a prerequisite to earning admission to highly selective colleges, right? Wrong. It never ceases to amaze us how many parents and students believe that applicants would exponentially increase their odds of admission to highly selective colleges, including the Ivy League colleges, if …
Many students and their parents believe that participating in community service is essential to gain admission to a highly selective college — including an Ivy League college. They think that if you aren’t a member of eight community service organizations, you’re not doing as much as your competition and you …
Why is it that parents and students think that community service is a factor in admissions? Why is it that students feel that it’s necessary to add up their community service hours? Colleges are looking to form well-rounded classes of talented students. What they’re most certainly not looking for is …
