<p>i'm starting to write it now, and i was wondering if there's any point mentioning that i qualified as a candidate for the presidential scholars program. i understand that it's an honor, but if it's purely based on standardized test scores i don't exactly see how it would tell them something they don't already know.</p>
<p>EDIT: it may also be helpful to know that i understand that i have probably literally no chance of advancing to semifinalist...</p>
<p>Well, anything helps for your chances
It’s not like colleges will stalk you and discredit you if you don’t reach semifinalist
good luck!</p>
<p>Hey I was doing the same thing! I’m planning to include all new honors/awards I have received since the time I submitted my application.</p>
<p>Is there a page on the admissions website with individual officers’ contacts, or should the letter be addressed to the admissions office in general?</p>
<p>i wouldn’t hold me to this, but i believe you send an e-mail to your regional representative, whose name and e-mail i know you can find somewhere on the website. i need to figure this out myself though. i think you might actually also send a letter directly to the admission office?adgeek would know.</p>
<p>Thanks! And since I included smaller honors like school honor societies and upward movement in class rank, I think you should definitely include the presidential scholarship candidacy.</p>
<p>lol i had no major awards…</p>
<p>I was just very emotional in the letter</p>