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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I hope that schools see right through these types of curated volunteer/charity situations. So many of them will get shut down the second the kid gets into college.

It is obviously better than doing nothing but it is just so fake.

Then of course there is the lucrative "service learning trip" industry. Again - better than the kids spending the summer smoking weed at their parents beach house. But half the time the kids work for 10 minutes, snap a few pictures, and accomplish nothing and have minimal interaction with the locals (just enough to write a melodramatic sob story essay).

My kid volunteers weekly at a soup kitchen. He truly wants to do it and truly feels personal joy from helping. He interacts regularly with everyone. Hopefully he will be able convey his sincerity to colleges (because he isn't doing it solely for colleges). Unfortunately this isn't something where he is a "superstar" or "nationally recognized" but I can sleep at night knowing I have a great kid and I'm not full of crap.[/quote]

Amen! [/quote]

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