我现在在Stanford附近一所私立寄宿高中读书，学校住宿的人不太多，大概50个，其中大概40个是国际生。我觉得学校的宿舍还行，但是费用非常高（明年大概全美第一贵），而且周末基本都是去玩和购物的活动，基本没有volunteer这类的对college application有帮助的活动，而且我本人更喜欢待在房间里学习之类的，或者一些更有意义的事，而不是玩。所以我想在附近找一个住宿家庭，请问有谁可以帮忙介绍一下吗？

Usually a good boarding school has a student service office (or guidance office) that can offer useful advice on volunteering works and other meaningful activities at school and beyond especially in relations with college application process. Student groups or faculty members also would organize some volunteer works in the school as well. My first advice is to find or to even organize your own volunteer activities in school while finding some supports from the school. Please remember it is not easy to start something new and even to continue to develop. Many colleges nevertheless would like to see this type of projects led by students, and particularly are interested in what kind of volunteer works a student participates and in what capacity he/she participates. Clearly it is not about the size of organization or the number of volunteer works you involve, but about how much you put your hearts in particular projects. Please start anything even that is small within the school community if possible.。

Still if you cannot find anything inside the school, then you might want to go and find something meaningful outside the school. This could be more complicated since you are at the boarding school. You might need to seek a permit from the school, to arrange your own transportation, and to find other logistics to support your projects. I think that your idea to leave the school and to live with a host family (I am not sure if your school would allow this) for community service is not wise because you are there to experience the wholesome experience that a boarding school can provide. I am sure there are plenty opportunities for you to participate meaningful activities which also boost your college application nearby Stanford University while you are staying at your school. Good luck! Prime Global.。

好的寄宿学校的学生服务办一般会有关于志愿者活动的相关信息，或是提供一些富有意义的课外活动的建议，尤其对以后大学申请有帮助的课外活动。

学生会或是系里应该也会组织一些志愿者活动。

我的首要建议是加入到那些组织中，或是获得校方支持，自己组织一些志愿活动。

当然发起一项全新的活动，并持之以恒不是那么容易的。

许多大学希望看到学生自己组织类似的活动，并且对于学生曾参与什么样的活动，自身能力是如何展现的这些方面非常感兴趣。

必须明确的是，关键不在于活动的规模和参与人数，而是在于你对这项活动倾注了多少心力。

如果可能的话建议可以在校内发起一项小规模的活动。

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对于住宿生，如果想在校外找到相关活动的话情况会有点复杂。

你需要得到校方的允许，自己安排交通等。

我个人认为，如果你仅仅为了参与更多的社区活动而想搬到一个寄宿家庭居住的话不是特别明智。

因为在寄宿学校你可以体验寄宿学校提供完备的学习生活条件。

我相信即便是在学校里，你一定有机会参与更多有意义的活动，为以后sanford U的申请积累重要素材。

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我们老师说是可以的，我们学校也已经有两个学生寄宿改走读了，所以这方面没有问题。

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是Woodsidy Priory School吗？。

先问问学校允许不允许寄宿生改走读吧，很多学校是不可以的。

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是Athenian还是woodside？。