ASG Academic Advising: The 5 Factors – Community Service

The Five Factors refer to American Scholar Group’s process of assessment and improvement of a high school student’s positioning for admission to Top 100 U.S. colleges and universities.

Each of us is a member of many communities. Our communities include people at work or school. The people in our neighborhoods, clubs, and sports teams. Relatives and close friends. And together we are all part of a global community.

Serving any of these communities refers to giving some of our time, money, talent, skills, and attention to improving and maintaining them.

It means caring about the community and trying to make it better for everyone in it by looking at their needs.

You can serve in many ways, such as:

• Tutoring your peers at school
• Raising money for a good cause
• Collecting and donating food and clothing for those who are struggling
• Writing cards for or playing music for those who are lonely
• Volunteering at soup kitchens and animal shelters

There is no limit to the types of people you can help or how creative you can be in your response to their needs. And all communities have needs.

Being regularly and actively involved in community service suggests to a university that you will also be a great member of their community and help make the campus a better place.

It shows that you care about causes that benefit others beyond yourself and that you are likely to use the benefits of your university education in positive ways after you graduate.

Give schools peace of mind in knowing that you are going to carry on the best of their community traditions and will be a positive presence during your time on campus.