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[quote=Anonymous]For many years I was the Volunteer Coordinator for a well known outreach organization and I guarantee these are the same kids that volunteered with my organization. They all wanted community service hours to pad their resume and would show up late, leave early, and came with all of these preconceived notions about what they wanted to do ("I'm really good at photoshop, I could help you guys with graphic design!") Sorry, kid, what we really need is someone to pack boxes in our warehouse. Then you get major attitude, because that's not glamorous or exciting enough.

And then the absolute worst kids are the ones who ask for letters of recommendation for their app folder. I usually decline politely if I feel I can't say anything nice, or write a generic statement about the total number of hours the kid spent volunteering but what I'd really love to write is: Dear Admissions Director, I can personally verify that Susie Student is extremely adept at playing Angry Birds and not giving a shit. P.S.: her advanced eyerolling skills would be a credit to your athletic program.

KIDS THESE DAYS! :-P[/quote]

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