Volunteering hours?

[ChewyDrop]

How does volunteering hours work when applying to a dental school? Do they ask for a log sheet? I just joined a service/volunteering organization at my university (Lions Club International), and I am not sure if the hours that i put in for the organization can count towards my volunteering hours for dental school.

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[ChewyDrop]

No log sheet is asked for and it sounds like those hours would be considered volunteer hours for dental school.

When submitting your centralized application through AADSAS, there is a section for "Extracurriculars/Volunteer/Community Service". Under this section you write the name of the organization, your role (volunteer), a brief description of what you did, and the number of hours.

I would recommend trying to get a lot of hours with one good volunteer role because you have a limited amount of entries that need to be used for extracurriculars as well.

So basically get most of my volunteer hours at a hospital or something like that? What is a good number of volunteering hours i should aim for? As for the organization, does being in a volunteer organization help your application.

 

[hellofuturedentists]

I was in a similar club that had me volunteering at many various places. I lumped them all together under [club name], estimated total hours, and described a few of the activities. In your interview, you can go into more detail. Hope that helps

 

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