<p>Does anyone know whether receiving the Williams College Book Award has any influence on admission?</p>
<p>What is the Williams College Book Award, if I may ask?</p>
<p>Local Williams alumni associations sponsor the Williams book award in high schools all over the country. It is awarded to students who excel academically (the criteria used to specify top 5%) and have made a significant contribution to the extracurricular life of their high school. The high schools select the winners. The winner receives a large purple dictionary, and the admissions office sends a congratulatory note.</p>
<p>alternamom, I don't know if being a book award winner in and of itself helps in admissions, but the kind of student who is selected for this award is the kind of student that Williams is very interested in.</p>