<p>So for Honors on the Common App, I'm unsure of what looks more prestigious. I'm debating whether to keep 2 of my noteworthy state awards for Speech and Debate or National Honor Society and AP Scholar with Distinction. I don't have any room to put National Honor Society on my activities :(</p>
<p>Debate >> AP Scholar >>>>>> National Honor Society. Could you put the two debate awards together?</p>
<p>I’ve tried, it’s just too long. To be specific with the Award I have to state what tier of State did I win at, the tournament, the place and then in what event. </p>
<p>Sorry, don’t know why I capitalized “award” there. :)</p>
<p>put it in additional info</p>
<p>International --> National --> State --> community --> school; except AP Scholar with Distinction is obvious from your list of AP scores (and Nat’l Honor Society is really a school level award and also a logical consequence of your GPA). So give glorious descriptions of each of your state-level Speech and Debate awards!</p>
<p>That is what the additional information section is for. If they don’t give you enough space, say “See additional information” and bullet out your items there. As long as it gets into the app, and don’t be too wordy (no extra essays, just a bullet list of your awards is fine).</p>
<p>A lot of people suggest putting NHS under ECs, not honors.</p>
<p>don’t sweat NHS. You didn’t fret not being able to put “honor roll” right? Like someone else said, NHS is a function of your overall performance plus some bare minimal commitments (for most members). No one reading your file is going to miss it. You’re fine.</p>
<p>Sorry for hijacking this thread, but quick question: I know you get 5 spots for ECs; is that the same for Honors?</p>
<p>It doesn’t matter how many spots they give you… if you have more than there are slots for, use “additional information”, that is what it is for. Colleges don’t give a rat’s patoot what section you put this kind of stuff in as long as they can see it on the app and easily identify what it is.</p>
<p>State-level awards are much more important than things like NHS (which most colleges don’t really care about).</p>
<p>@woandering 10 spots for ECs, 5 spots for Honors</p>
<p>@intparent @Karabekian<br>
Thanks! Can you both confirm that 10 spots for ECs and 5 spots for Honors? I had heard it was only 5 for ECs.</p>
<p>Also, in the additional info section, how much space are you allowed?</p>
<p>@Woandering I can confirm that it is 10 spots for ECs and 5 spots for Honors by looking at my Common App account…</p>
<p>@pmmywest Oh cool thanks! Can you check how much space is allowed for the additional info section? What do most people there? Also, just extra ECs and Honors?</p>
<p>@WOandering 650 words max an additional info, although I would highly suggest NOT rambling in there. Keep it super concise, bullet format. </p>
<p>I’m putting a few things: my summer program that doesn’t really fit as an EC b/c it was residential and a few details on independent studies.</p>
<p>@Karabekian Thanks! So basically, everything important in the EC and Honors area, and bullet everything else in the additional area. </p>
<p>Two more questions since you’re here (haha)
- How do you send in commonapp when you want to apply ED and then apply RD to other schools later on. Do you submit commonapp twice? One for the ED and one for the rest?</p>
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<li>What do average people put on honors section? There are some crazy people on here, but I haven’t got many awards…</li>
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<p>In additional info section, you can expand on your EC’s and Honors, as well as put additional ones. I think @intparent suggested a while ago to group your EC’s in the EC section and then go more in depth with it in the “additional info” section.
Just checked, you have 650 words to put in your additional info section.</p>