Would this count as volunteering

[DoctorSwagger]

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Hey dudes, I have been helping my uncle flip a house for his family to live in. Family is in Jordan and wanting to move in to USA. My uncle is here as a Syrian seeking sanctuary, and he does not have a lot of money so I have been helping him out for the past year. Not getting paid, I have put over 400 hours and counting. Would it count as volunteering even though the person I'm helping is a relative?
Thank you for your time


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[bingob2]

Hey dudes, I have been nice to my parents whenever I visit, and come visit every weekend if not more. I help them with chores and stuff even though they aren't paying me through college, I take out my own loans. Also I am nice and smile whenever I see people in general, improving the mood of everyone I meet, countless hours involved. Would it count as volunteering? Thank you for your time.

 

[DoctorSwagger]

Hey dudes, I have been nice to my parents whenever I visit, and come visit every weekend if not more. I help them with chores and stuff even though they aren't paying me through college, I take out my own loans. Also I am nice and smile whenever I see people in general, improving the mood of everyone I meet, countless hours involved. Would it count as volunteering? Thank you for your time.

This is actual work I have been doing. When you have hauled carpet from two floors and itched to death after putting up insulation then you will understand


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I think it's an interesting story and could make a compelling secondary essay or add to your personal statement. However, I don't think it can qualify as volunteering because it is a unique personal situation.

 

[Goro]

Hey dudes, I have been helping my uncle flip a house for his family to live in. Family is in Jordan and wanting to move in to USA. My uncle is here as a Syrian seeking sanctuary, and he does not have a lot of money so I have been helping him out for the past year. Not getting paid, I have put over 400 hours and counting. Would it count as volunteering even though the person I'm helping is a relative?
Thank you for your time


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Absolutely not. It's like trying to get credit for breathing. You're supposed to help out family!

 

[DoctorSwagger]

I know that, I've been doing this without a thought about medicine, but I was just wondering that's all.
Thanks for the input


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[Catalystik]

Hey dudes, I have been helping my uncle flip a house for his family to live in. Family is in Jordan and wanting to move in to USA. My uncle is here as a Syrian seeking sanctuary, and he does not have a lot of money so I have been helping him out for the past year. Not getting paid, I have put over 400 hours and counting. Would it count as volunteering even though the person I'm helping is a relative?

If you want to highlight your home renovation skills, you can still list it under the Activities section, so long as you don't call it Volunteer/Community Service. Instead, consider using a tag like Hobbies, Extracurricular, or Other.

 

[ChiefsIntern]

Absolutely not. It's like trying to get credit for breathing. You're supposed to help out family!

Crap, I put taking out the trash at my grandmothers house down as volunteering are you saying I should take this off? The old bag can't even get off of the couch...

 

[Goro]

Crap, I put taking out the trash at my grandmothers house down as volunteering are you saying I should take this off? The old bag can't even get off of the couch...

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[DBC03]

Hey dudes, I have been helping my uncle flip a house for his family to live in. Family is in Jordan and wanting to move in to USA. My uncle is here as a Syrian seeking sanctuary, and he does not have a lot of money so I have been helping him out for the past year. Not getting paid, I have put over 400 hours and counting. Would it count as volunteering even though the person I'm helping is a relative?
Thank you for your time


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We have renovated two houses and it's a ridiculous amount of work (definitely not like putting out the trash or being nice when you visit). It's even worse if you have to live in it while you're renovating (we had a gaping hole in our kitchen for eight months, no drywall in that room, no kitchen to speak of, and unfinished concrete floors for over a year - not a fun situation). Definitely add it to your activities section, but don't count it as volunteering.

 

[jm192]

My step dad has MS and ran the local MS society.
I didn't count the hours that I helped with them, a legit volunteer organization, to avoid looking suspicious.
Who is your contact person? Your family? They're going to find that odd.

You've obviously developed a knack for building/renovating. Go find your local Habitat for Humanity and apply what you've learned.