Hi AlexaSC
Great question about the emphasis of volunteer experience by the top business schools.
Linda Abraham,
Accepted.com's founder and president, expressed on her website, "The top global business programs believe that business leaders are and should be shaping tomorrow's world. For this reason, they like to see a history of that kind of community influence in their applicants. If you really aren't interested in serving the community in any way, then you do not share these schools' vision."
For this reason, perhaps you should consider participating our national pre-MBA professional group, USA Leadership Corps.
USALC structures volunteer nonprofit and small business strategy consulting projects for emerging MBAs who desire to strengthen their leadership, consulting, entrepreneurship, and/or community-involvement backgrounds. Our website:
https://www.usaLeadershipCorps.orgThank you again for sharing a great question, AlexaSC.
Good luck.
Maxwell Roper
Outreach Director
USA Leadership Corps