No community service?
This is long, but please bare with me.
Am I in trouble for not having any community service? The application asks for volunteer experiences from Grade 9 and beyond. Unfortunately, I participated in volunteer work in Grades 7 and 8. In Grade 7, I was in-charge of a game stall for a charity fun fair and in Grade 8, I collected the highest amount of money in the tin can donation. These events were organized by our school, and from Grade 9 onwards, the school did not organize any such events. I did not look for volunteer work for myself after that. Well, I wanted to volunteer at a local mental institute after Grade 10, but my social anxiety got in the way. I have volunteered on an online site dedicated to helping homosexual teenagers, and regularly answered questions under the Mental Health section on Yahoo! Answers (using another account). But I don't think I can write these down, because these aren't legitimate organizations.
Should I mentioned the above in the Additional Information? Is it alright to say that I'm socially anxious? Would it place me at a disadvantage? Moreover, I've to mentioned that I withdrew from school after Grade 10 due to my OCD. Should I just say health reasons? Would they not accept me because they might think that University will be too difficult for me? I think that many students cloak up hours of community service just to beautify their University application. It's fake and not genuine at all. Should I say that too?
Thank you.
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First of all if you don't have legitimate organizations where you have volunteered then don't try to "embellish" any resume by discussing online activities such as Yahoo Answers. That simply will not give you any brownie points, unfortunately.
You certainly aren't "in trouble" for failing to become involved in community service however you may just have to work a little harder to prove that you are a serious contender. Do you need to talk about your health issues (like OCD)? Absolutely not, saying you had suffered from medical problems which did not allow you to continue after grade 10 is all that needs to be said.
As far as discussing your opinions about what other people put on their university applications.. that is definitely not going to put you in anyone's good books, believe me. It will sound as though you are whining and trying to even the playing field by belittling the other students.
Just make your own case for being an ernest, self-motivated individual who has had a few medical issues working against you in the past but that is not preventing you from giving it your best shot right now.
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Don't call them unless you are serious about paying off your hours right away because the Ceo is a very busy lady, but she is very nice and will do anything to help anyone in need of help they are open pretty late on the weekends and the weekdays.
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