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The parameters you input into WARS are objective: one year of volunteering is one year of volunteering, but it can vary based on how you write about it. For example, one year working with a battered women's shelter and a strong narrative of empowering women is much stronger than spending a year with meals on wheels when it's the only community service you have.
Either way, I think it's not a bad idea to subtract 5-10 points from WARS to adjust for 'inflation'. Perhaps even add 3-5 points more for URM if you're African American this year. I'm not too sure how the LizzyM algorithm determines the chance of acceptance since any given LM would be 'worth' less every upcoming year.
While I agree that different types of volunteering are valued differently, Meals on Wheels during this pandemic is an exceptionally good volunteering activity.