<p>How much does this help? I earned my Eagle award last month, and I'm only a freshman. What more should I do to help me get into a top university? How much of a difference of making Eagle Scout make? I haven't taken the ACT/SAT yet, but I have a 4.2 GPA (4.25 is highest possible for Freshman). Thanks</p>
<p>It should help you. Also, if you are interested in leadership activities, you can start community service clubs, government clubs, and try getting government internships. Of course, being interested in activities help.</p>
<p>Good luck. My journey of college selecting is nearly done (waitlist at Brown and Stanford), but your journey is just beginning.</p>
<p>Congratulations on earning Eagle Scout! How much it helps depends on the school, I think. Earning your Eagle Scout badge this relatively early is a distinction - I hope you plan to continue in Scouting, as your unit deserves the help of someone as motivated as yourself, and it will strengthen the leadership case you make in your college applications.</p>
<p>Some schools strongly value Eagle Scout and Gold Scout award recipients. I know Texas A&M does, as do the service academies. Other schools may look at it in context of what else you have done, and of course in the current applicant environment, GPA and ACT/SAT scores. It certainly won't hurt in college applications, or later in life. In my S's case (he completed his board of review midway thru his college applications process), I think it helped some. </p>
<p>Also, I know that a number of organizations sponsor need and merit scholarship awards limited to Eagle Scout recipients. Keep that in mind for when you are a senior. Good Luck!</p>
<p>thanks, I plan to stay pretty active.</p>
<p>didn't really help me... I got rejected by all my top choice schools</p>
<p>I agree with HereWeGo2, it's a good thing to have, how much it helps will depend on the school. My engineering friend's experiences seem to indicate that being an Eagle Scout is a good thing for engineering schools.</p>
<p>does anyone know if Notre Dame values an Eagle Scout a lot, thats my dream school.</p>
<p>Congrats, hawaiiboy15, that's a GREAT accomplishment. What was your project?</p>
<p>Take a look at this thread for a long discussion -</p>
<p>Dan D</p>
<p>That is a good question. What it shows is discipline, ability to work in groups under authority, a commitment to good citizenship, leadership, and determination to achieve a goal over a several year time period. </p>
<p>That will also be equally well demonstrated in proficiency with a musical instrument (say first chair violin in a city-wide youth symphony), or captain and regional recognition (e.g "1st team all district") of a competitive team sport (indvidual sports show a slightly different thing).</p>
<p>Beyond that, some schools are looking for more conservative students in general, or to create a diverse student body, and Eagle Scout designation usually correlates with political conservancy.</p>
<p>Where the Eagle Scout designation will have more effect is in the job application and interview. Some interviewers really respond to what they think that signals -- hard worker, keeps his nose clean, reliable, good leadership.</p>