text: Doing community service takes time, yes, but it helps you out in the long run. Not only are you helping the community, but your also putting an advantage on your college applications. For example, say you were the Dean of Admissions at a college, and you had to choose between two students to accept. Which one would you choose, the one with community service, or the one with nothing? It also gives you this feeling of being needed and makes you a better person inside. I have felt unwanted and useless for a good portion of my life, but when I help someone else, it gives me hope and a joyous feeling to where I feel accepted and needed.