Senior Year Starts Now: How to Prepare Your Volunteer Hours for the Common App
The Common App opens August 1. Learn how to organize volunteer hours, activities, leadership roles, and service records before senior year begins.
Tracking all your volunteer work in one place makes impressing college admissions and standing out to scholarship officials easy. And your dedication to serving your community doesn’t just help you — it literally changes the world.
Getting into your bucket list college requires standing out in a sea of sameness. Build up your college resume and start thinking about how to score those scholarships, all while making a big difference in your community.
How many clubs are you in? With how many sheets of paper and verification slips? Simply your life and keep track of all your volunteer hours right on your phone, in one simple app.
Givefinity has the option to get your supervisors to electronically sign to validate your volunteer time.
Easily remember all the impact you’ve made. Givefinity’s reporting means you can see all the places and people you’ve helped, and how many hours you’ve given.
Tracking your difference helps you build your college resume, apply for scholarships, and pursue internship opportunities that match your skills and interests.
When it comes to choosing a major in college, which internship to take, or what career path to follow, having a narrow focus is helpful. Pursuing volunteer opportunities in areas of interest will help you make that choice.
The Common App opens August 1. Learn how to organize volunteer hours, activities, leadership roles, and service records before senior year begins.
Learn what counts as volunteer hours for high school graduation, how requirements vary by school, and how to stay organized before graduation.
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— Mahatma Gandhi