Types of volunteering

[Turkishking]

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I've recently been inducted into a student ambassador program at the hospital where I will be basically volunteering. In the summer before college, I volunteered, however, it wasn't known as "student ambassador program". It was regular volunteering and there were high school students in it too. In this current program I've been inducted into it's only college students. So can I list this on my application as a separate type of volunteering? And I've already been exposed to the ER and ICU. Would I combine all those hours or would I list them separately when I apply in the future?

 

[WedgeDawg]

I don't see how it would be beneficial to list them separately if you're doing the same thing.

 

[Runner500]

Would I combine all those hours or would I list them separately when I apply in the future?

Aren't you a Freshman? Stop looking so far ahead... I feel like this is one of those things you don't really have to worry about ever. Let alone as a Freshman.

 

[Glandzburg]

I don't see how it would be beneficial to list them separately if you're doing the same thing.

This. Giving it a fancy title like "Student Ambassador Program" doesn't make the volunteering any more special. Adcoms will see right through the superficial title when you describe what you are doing. It will obviously still be beneficial, but not anymore so than your other clinical volunteering.

 

[Glandzburg]

Aren't you a Freshman? Stop looking so far ahead... I feel like this is one of those things you don't really have to worry about ever. Let alone as a Freshman.

There's nothing wrong with looking ahead, but I've noticed that @Turkishking seems to be focusing too much on insignificant little details in his app, such as this, and that other thread where he asked if he should take an unnecessary bio class for the sole purpose of making his schedule look more difficult.

 

[Turkishking]

There's nothing wrong with looking ahead, but I've noticed that @Turkishking seems to be focusing too much on insignificant little details in his app, such as this, and that other thread where he asked if he should take an unnecessary bio class for the sole purpose of making his schedule look more difficult.

It wasn't because I wanted my schedule to look more difficult, it's only because I couldn't get into any upper level bio courses and I don't know what other elective to take.