First, students who volunteer are more academically successful and passionate in college, because students apply what they learn in their volunteer work in their classes. Volunteering can help improve learning by receiving knowledge or wisdom from others while working. The best thing about gaining experience of volunteering is the fact that an individual will learn new skills while helping a good cause. Volunteering can, also, help one create a new passion that will assist with a non-profit job in the workforce. Example, volunteering as a Computer Support can aid a student in a getting a Computer Science degree and job. Example, one can work for a place that is voluntary computer assistant to get an individual’s foot in the door and work for a corporation like Microsoft or Intel and put in on …show more content…
Networking is beneficial for an individual can get recommendations for college applications or scholarships. Networking through volunteering can strengthen ties to a community by helping and being recognized. It can give someone personal growth, and make new meaningful friends and can introduce one to a new career path if that is the individual's choice. A couple of years during the Y City flood, I volunteered as a fundraiser for the victims of the flood, and I met people who will give me a good reference for a job in the future or on my college application and