whimsical_wonderings

Great thank you! I'm going to try my best to do up my hours this coming year. On my application, am I allowed to cite hours that I will be doing (say I have been volunteering 10 hours/week for an organization and will continue to do so for x months after the application date), or ones that I have only so far completed? In regards to my previous question, if I only take 8 courses over the course of Fall 2020 and Winter 2021 semesters, will the cumulative GPA of these courses be considered, or will they go back to a previous semester to calculate my GPA for my final 10 courses (I thought I'd reword it since my original question was anything but concise lol).

Hi there, I am not a current applicant but a potential future applicant! I had a few questions regarding having a competitive application: 1) In terms of courses, do I need a full 10 courses in my last year? I have/will be taking a few summer school courses, so that brings my Fall 2020/Winter 2021 semesters down to 8 courses total. I went on an exchange the previous semester where the school basically did not give anyone A's as a policy, so I don't want those grades to be looked at by admissions committees. I am taking one summer school course this year. Do they look at the last 10 courses at the time of application (meaning they would go into my 3rd year exchange semester), or only fourth year courses (I know some programs look at final 2 years, but the ones I'm interested in are only final year). 2) Do volunteer hours have to be very specifically traditional social-service work? I plan on getting volunteer experience this summer chatting one-on-one with seniors in long-term-care facilities. Besides that, is volunteer tutoring applicable? I also have over 600 hours of volunteer coaching (sports) and peer wellness education volunteering at my university. Would these be relevant to my application? Sorry about all the rambling, I have been pointed in this direction very recently and am trying to find out as much as I can! I realize that it's a long-shot for me to get in next year (based on my current lack of volunteer experience - I fall way short of 3000 hours), but I'd like to get my ducks in a row anyhow Any insights would be appreciated! Good luck with your applications.