Consequences from a lack of awards.

Applying to College
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<p>I'm very involved in everything that I do and I have what I feel to be pretty good EC's- good test scores and GPA as well. I really don't have any awards to represent my involvement in the activities I care about and have spent time in though. I go to a very small private school and they don't give out many awards. It seems like a lot of people get volunteer awards and school based awards I've simply never heard of- not that I don't deserve necessarily. National awards are out of the question for me as well. </p>

<p>If I have a an empty list of awards on my apps will it reflect really badly? (I have a lot of honors just no awards).</p>

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<p>I think you should be fine if you have strong ECs.</p>

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<p>im in same situation...i have great ec's...class president nhs secretary...etc..............but i have like no awards</p>

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<p>For the majority of colleges in the country, you'll be fine.</p>

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<p>Colleges understand that besides the biggies (USAMO, Davidson Fellow, etc.), awards don't mean much and often depend on one's situation moreso than one's merit. However, a serious, prestigious award is going to help quite a bit. Just keep in mind that the majority of successful applicants anywhere have not received such awards. They are very low on the chopping block so to speak.</p>