<p>While applying for UCs, I've stumbled upon the section "Awards/Honors"</p>
<p>I have a few entries that I'm planning to input into the section however I do not know if they are appropriate for this section or not.</p>
<p>Would "Concert Master of HS Orchestra", "Second-Chair First Violinist of San Joaquin Orchestra", or "Homecoming Finalist" count as some kind of Honor or do they all belong in the Extra-Curricular Section?</p>
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<p>Concert Master sounds more like an extra-curricular.
Violinist in San Joaquin Orchestra is an EC; earning Second chair is an award/honor.
Homecoming finalist is an award/honor (though hardly worth mentioning, heh).</p>
<p>I wouldn’t mention homecoming finalist… talking about homecoming/ blatant popularity contests as an extracurricular could actually hurt your application.</p>
<p>I disagree. Something like homecoming/prom king shows that you’re sociable and well liked. Makes you multi-dimentional, particularly considering that no other part of your application (other than an interview maybe) will speak you your social skills and likability. Why would that look bad on your application? </p>
<p>Now, mentioning being a mere finalist may not be worthwhile. Being a runner-up at an intra-highschool competition isn’t really an honor/award.</p>