List short voluntourism trips on resume/CV?

[weymiller]

If I don't get into graduate school this year and wish to apply again, I was wondering what could beef up my application.  I plan to keep my current job, which is in my field (natural resources), but would volunteer more locally for longer periods of time.  Would it be worth it to add on my resume one to two week voluntourism jobs I do in the future if they are in my field?

[selecttext]

It depends why you are rejected. Do you have a low GPA? Do you have unenthusiastic letters of recommendation? Is your SOP ill-conceived?
 

It would be best to tackle specific problems with your application rather than just adding to your CV.

Edited February 1, 2013 by selecttext

[rising_star]

I wouldn't bother doing the voluntourism unless you really, really want to. But, more importantly, I would NOT list it on a resume/CV, unless you intend to study that organization or that specific type of tourism (not just voluntourism, but voluntourism in Guatemala to build schools, for example) for your thesis/dissertation.

[uromastyx]

It depends why you are rejected. Do you have a low GPA? Do you have unenthusiastic letters of recommendation? Is your SOP ill-conceived?

 

It would be best to tackle specific problems with your application rather than just adding to your CV.

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