- The second one because she admires you, but the rule of thumb is to find the teacher that knows you best (that may not be the nicest teacher)
- This is really iffy, but if I were you, I would ask the counselor to see if she could write it in her recommendation letter. I think the additional info stuff is more meant for objective hardships such as a disease or injury as it is kind of obvious how much it affected you. Your circumstance, it's very difficult to gauge how affected you were by the circumstance if it comes from you.
- Yes, mention it, but if you have other more important EC's, put them first. I agree that it would make for a much better essay topic, but adding them at the very end of the list certainly couldn't hurt.
- Mention it if you have space as sports are a big time commitment, but make sure to list it below the other more important EC's. The wounded knee you may be able to mention in the additional info to explain why there was a disconnect.
- All of them are academic awards.