<p>So I came home all excited from FBLA (Future Business Leaders of America) nationals in Chicago, thrilled at having won an award in my event. However, when I told mom's friend, who is a college counselor, he shrugged it off and said that organizations and awards like that don't really mean anything. I was slightly offended, since I had worked really hard studying for it, and I've been very active in the club (I'm now my chapter's Community Service VP). The counselor even went so far as to say that I maybe shouldn't even list FBLA on my application because it was so unimportant and made me look like the kind of person who joined just for college. </p>
<p>Is any of that true? Have I wasted my time? Are my FBLA awards/officer positions really worthless?</p>
<p>i don't really know...however, i know that all the graduates (2006 & 2007) at my school who got accepted into ivy leagues (4 people) did FBLA and only won state awards (not even nationals)...so i guess it does help.</p>
<p>No, not econ. I actually want to do econ next year. But I'd rather not say my event because if you knew it you could look up my name and where I live on the FBLA-PBL website. =P</p>
<p>Congratulations! You should list it and perhaps write a little something about it if it really is your passion. The fact that is an award at the "National" level shows that you're incredibly competitive and have alot of potential!</p>
<p>Hah my friend Tex is obsessed with FBLA...he's president of something and keeps talking about it and the counselors here are beyond impressed, so I say definitely put it.</p>