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basically I filled in applications online for volunteering jobs and im sitll waiting for them to reply back to me. I sent off the applications online on friday.. should I give it until the end of this week and then contact them again?

That is a very short time to give companies an opportunity to review your application.

Give them at least 2 weeks. Remember, those folks are busy with lots of other things to do.

I live on the opposite side of the country and have wanted to go to comic con for like a few years now, when do tickets go on sale? also can i do everything online like volunteer?

If you mean the San Diego comic con

Preregistration has already started, for people that have gone in the past.

You will need to keep watching their website, for the general population tickets . They will go on sale sometime before the end of the year.

Volunteering information is provided on-line, usually when ticket sales start.

http://www.comic-con.org/cci/cci_vol.php

I am looking to get in my car n jus head somewhere new and volunteer for a week. I plan on jus living dirt cheap n possibly sleepin in my car but i jus don’t know what places need volunteers everyday.

>>I am looking to get in my car n jus head somewhere new and volunteer for a week.

You won’t be doing that. Sorry. If you want to volunteer, you are going to have to apply, let the organization interview you, and even undergo a reference check and criminal background check, depending on what the volunteering activity will be. Organizations don’t take just anyone as a volunteer – they want to ensure quality in their programs.

How to Find Volunteering Opportunities
http://www.coyotecommunications.com/stuff/volunteering.shtml
Provides a plethora of links and a lot of specific ideas beyond "the usual." Includes instructions on how to find specific volunteering opportunities (with animals, with children, just for one day, long-term, etc.).

> i jus don’t know what places need volunteers everyday

If you have an RV, you can apply to be a camp host at national parks and state parks. The aforementioned web site has information. Some shelters have a need for live-in facility managers, however, these are paid positions, not volunteer positions.

Do the volunteers already have some illness that there is a chance the medicine could cure in testing?
If so, for most illnesses (e.g. diabetes) medicines already exist that would be safer for the patient to use. Also the people who may look to untested medicines because no existing medicine works would not make up a reliable sample for people affected by the illness, right?

Are the volunteers given money? If so, how do they acquire the illness the medicine is designed to cure?

What is the main motivation for volunteering in human clinical trials?

Clinical trials are highly regulated by the FDA with a clear set of guidelines and procedures that must be followed. The selection of potential candidates must be clearly defined by a very specific criteria, which is in turn must also be approved by the FDA. This criteria largely depends on a number of factors, including the type of drug, age, lifestyle, etc.

Usually, there is two types of testing: compensated and uncompensated. The uncompensated is what most people are familiar with, which usually comes in the form of treating patients with a terminal illness or a disorder that currently has no effective treatments. The compensation for participation is being possibility of being cured or at least have improved symptoms instead of monetary values. The other form, compensated testing, is found typically in elective products, like cosmetics and weight loss pills, where the volunteer will get paid a certain amount upon completing the trial successfully and adhering to their protocols.

"How do they acquire the illness the medicine is designed to cure?" Humans aren’t lab rats, so it is unethical and illegal to induce any condition that alter health of an individual negatively. Again, the individuals selected must either already have the condition the product is intended to treat or at least show clear signs that they can benefit from its use. In most cases, even the latter is not enough to volunteer.

Does anyone know of websites/opportunities where you can..

- volunteer online/ do community service online/help people online
- from your house
- without paying/donating money
?

Serious answers/legit websites only please

Yup – here’s a list of them!

Finding Online Volunteering / Virtual Volunteering
& Home-Based Volunteering
http://www.coyotecommunications.com/stuff/findvv.shtml

All free!

High school WGPA: 3.4 ( Its extremely bad and Im worried that this will kill my chances)
SAT I : 2350 (800 W 800 M 750 CR)
SAT II : Math II – 800 Physics – 750
ACT: 34
Captain of the Debate team at his school (Ranked in the top ten debaters in the State)
I’v been playing the violin for 8 years. I performed in Belgium and France. Also performed in the Lincoln Center
Volunteers at Nursing Home: 150 hours +
Volunteers at Hospital: 100 hours +
I am expecting to have great recommendations from my teachers and a recommendation from a congressman.
I also am currently involved in a research project with a professor at Auburn University. (I will probably get a recommendation from him as well)
Ethnicity : Indian Male
FBLA member for 4 years

And should I apply ED to this school? Would this Increase my chances?

ED would help in terms of your low GPA. Everything else is outstanding!