Did not list 5 awards. Is this a mistake?

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Hi CC, I am a high school senior aiming at many T20 schools. On the CommonApp honors and awards section, I only listed 3 of my awards:

Toshiba Exploravision Honorable Mention (11)
National Merit Scholar (12)
AP Scholar with Honors (12)

However, I did not list less significant awards like High Honor Roll (9-12) and school Science Scholar Award (12). While I have added these awards as of now, I have already submitted half of my applications, and I’m very worried not submitting 5 awards will be looked down upon by admissions officers at schools with <15% acceptance rates. Was this a big mistake, or am I overthinking this?

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It is highly unlikely that including those awards would change an admission decision at a highly selective school.

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I wouldn’t list high honor roll. That seems a bit desperate, tbh. I’d only put that on if you have nothing better, but you do have better things, so leave it off.

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You’re overthinking. There is zero expectation that every box needs to be filled in. Similarly, you do not need 10 EC’s. Quality over quantity.

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