<p>I was looking over the common application, and there was a designated area for "Academic Honors". Do students who are accepted to Harvard usually have Academic Honors? Are they necessary for admission to a school like Harvard? I am afraid when I apply to colleges I may have to leave that blank. Is that bad? Thanks.</p>
<p>It's fine. Some high schools don't have them, and Harvard knows that.</p>
<p>my school does have in school awards, and I have received 2 or 3, but on the common application it states in brackets " examples: Cum Laud or Nation Merit Scholar". Are those things necessary?</p>
<p>If you're a high school senior, it would be impossible for you to list National Merit Scholar.</p>
<p>Commonapp is imperfect.</p>
<p>National Merit Finalist is totally possible...</p>
<p>If you're a National Merit Finalist or Semi-Finalist, put that, but if not, it's DEFINITELY not required for admission. That's important for me to stress.</p>
<p>And many (most?) schools don't have cum laude.</p>
<p>You won't receive notification of whether you've advanced to National Merit Finalist status until after the application deadlines. You can still put National Merit Semifinalist though.</p>
<p>thanks for the replies! they are very helpful!</p>
<p>I think that might also have been where I put AP scores, though Harvard's supplement asked for them again. Also, yeah, national merit, NHS, National French Exam, Harvard Book Award... I think those are the things I put on there. I don't think that section is very important though - those sorts of things do not really show what Harvard is most likely looking for, which is intense dedication to a few specific interests.</p>