请问做志愿者会不会对申请有帮助？

在上海新东方上课时，老师说参加公益活动会对进TOP商学院有帮助，这显示你

有为社会服务的爱心。请问大家这有没实质性的帮助，如果我不申请TOP的B-SCHOOL，

也不学MBA，有没必要专门为这个去参加志愿者组织啊？

assolutely!

But it is depends on what kind of community service!

请教楼上的，哪种COMMUNITY SERVICE 会有帮助？

It is really hard to say! However, depth is more important than breadth.

For example: helping dropouts return to school, free tutors, blood donatin and volunteer, etc.

From my own experience, having the community service/volunteer activities has been great. It truly opens my eyes to things I otherwise wouldn't have known. I won't do it just for the sake of applying. I don't know how much it helped me get in b-schools. It might just have been extra icing on the cake. Other parts of your file must come through first. Also, AdComs are very good at noticing the intentions of your activities. If you have done nothing in the past, only started volunteering several months before applying, it looks suspicious. However, having something is still better than nothing.

If you're not applying top scbools, and not even MBA, I really don't know how much it would help.

I don't think there is one kind of activity that would help you in your application. Find something you're truly passionate about and would enjoy doing (remember you're not getting paid!).