Craiglist: volunteering and admission for college?

Question

Will colleges know how many hours i volunteered if i do community service from postings of craiglist? I am afraid if i do like 200 hours worth of commmunity service from postings of Craiglist, that colleges will check and call them and say i have 0 hours. I don't know how this system works. Someone Help i know my question is kind of confusing.

Answer 1

You don't do community service with Craigslist. You do community service with nonprofit organizations. You may have found out about the volunteering opportunities and organizations through Craigslist, but you did not do community service with Craigslist.

You need to make a list of the nonprofit organizations you volunteered with, how many hours you provided to each nonprofit organization, what activities you undertook as a volunteer, why you choose the organizations or volunteering assignments you did, and how you feel these activities affected you. You also need to talk about how you balanced your school work, volunteering and other obligations. And you need to have a person and a phone number at each nonprofit organization that a college or potential employer could contact to verify your volunteering experience.