| Cliché: | At your service. |
| POCS Reality: | There are many opportunities to perform community service before, in, and after college. |
FACT: You are under college stress.
FACT: There are people in worse shape than you.
FACT: You can help others and lose your stress.
BONUS: The extra benefits of community service can ricochet back to the student giver.
Before college
When listed as an extracurricular activity on a college application, or described in a college essay, community service can show a prospective student’s worthwhile use of valuable and limited free time. It can also highlight traits college value such as abilities, dedication, and leadership.
In college
Colleges offer many opportunities for students to continue to help others through internships, class work, and independently on their own. Here’s an example:
After college
Community service projects can maximize the value of a student’s diploma and add to his resume while supplying networking contacts to get that job.
*POCS: Parent Of a College Student