Click here to go to the NEW College Discussion Forum

Okay, I was filling out my National Merit application when I got to the extracurricular seciton. They asked for awards/honors.

Basically, I've come to the realization that I haven't really won any awards or honors! I've gotten the generic "Principal Honor Roll." Also every year we have an academic ceremony and the students with the highest grades in the class receive awards (like "Top Student in Biology" or "Top Student in AP English"). Is this significant enough to list? I've also won two other scholarships, should I list these, or would it seem foolish to list these awards when I'm APPLYING for a scholarship?

Thanks for the help!

By Brettjrob (Brettjrob) on Friday, September 17, 2004 - 10:35 pm: Edit

Well, I didn't have anything to list under Leadership Positions, so I guess we're even.

I would think that the "Top Student" designations are significant enough to include; I had similar awards and put them on the application. However, I doubt that the Honor Roll is worth it, especially considering that your transcript is already included as part of the application.