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If I can give one suggestion for those who havea senior in high school or a young  college student interested in finance, business or a consulting job with a big firm upon undergraduate completion, I would say to  have an interest in a nonprogit that you can continue a relationship with during college that you might have participated in during high school.  It could be in almost any kind of service group, but if you continue with a college or community related group in volunteering, it shows a continuing interest beyond just the studies and money goals.   This might be in a disability related program, housing program,
literacy or STEM education program etc.  It is the ability to write about a multi-year interest in XX in different ways and if one can relate it to your college studies even better! As an example, we had a super girl being a weekly companion for our adult daugher for two years who basically had been a volunteer with a disability related group in high school, continued related activities by being a mentor in college and even wrote a grant for a small program at the college.  She has a job upon graduation with a top tier cosulting firm.  She was very thoughful, too, about the kinds of internships she participated in.

Providing references for college students over the last 20 years, I have seen more than once how the volunteer interest of students have helped them get into top tier graduate programs or a job as one nursing student several years ago when you could not get a job in nursing, had her first break with a school serving students with disabilities in part due to her relationship with our daughter.  [/quote]

How about applicants who are firefighter volunteers for their town? [/quote]

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