Thank you for your replies! I'm new to the CommonApp and still learning my way around (my older son applied to his college choices directly). Is there another place where volunteering would be highlighted? I suppose she could include it in her essay, and scouting activities and awards would be listed. But is there another specific place for this to be highlighted elsewhere or is this the one place a school would go to see whether the applicant was involved in volunteer efforts?

O.k., I did search and found some posts that sort of address my question. But I'd like to know what the pros and cons might be of stating that my homeschool requires students to volunteer or not on the CommonApp. As it happens, my kids are active in the youth group at church and in Scouts and American Heritage Girls so our family is pretty active in all manner of volunteer endeavors. I am currently tracking my daughter's volunteer hours for AHG so it's not a problem to produce a number if asked. But I don't require volunteering (that's not volunteering) and I'm not sure how I would describe what is required if I did. The local schools do require a certain amount of community service, so I could just borrow whatever their requirements are. What have others done? *Edited to add that I think it's funny this shows up as my first post since I have been on the WTM boards since 2000 and posted regularly in the early years.