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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Common app asks how many hours per week and weeks per year she did the activity. If her answer is "1 hour per week, 2 weeks per year," it's not worth the stress for you.

Sure, schools like consistency in activities, but they care more about students' interest in their activities. It doesn't sound like this activity is important to your DD.[/quote]

Right, it's not. Should she commit to it then over other things to have a solid activity on her app? Right now she has a fall and a spring sport, and one club (she is treasurer). That's it. Does she have chances anywhere with this little going on, very good great, mediocre SAT (I realize she has zero chances at top 50 or maybe even 100 colleges)[/quote]

A volunteer role that means little to her and that she does "once in a blue moon" is not going to tip her into an acceptance ay any college.[/quote]

I am asking if I should tell her to prioritize this over something else, then it would be a regular commitment. [/quote]
an hour a month or whatever weak commitment really does nothing for the activity section of the college app[/quote]

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