Finding award/honor opportunities

Applying to College
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<p>The awards my school offers are pretty limited and I feel my resume could use some bolstering. So far the only award I have to speak of in my high school career is for 3.5+ GPA in each grading period for all 3 years. Besides this, however, my GPA doesn't really help me; I'm nowhere near Cum Laude level. I'm a pretty bright guy however, (2190 on first SAT, poetry published in various journals), so I'm looking for some contests/awards on the national/state level that might help me stand out. My strong suits are writing, politics, philosophy, visual arts, or pretty much anything in the humanities. </p>

<p>Other pertinent info: middle class white male in an Ohio public school.</p>

<p>Any suggestions?</p>

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<p>ap scholar, you may already be one
are you in the honors program at school? you could add that</p>

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<p>not sure if i qualify for ap scholar. i took us history as a sophomore and received a 5, and i am awaiting my scores for bio, lang and comp, and spanish.</p>

<p>my school doesn’t have an honors program :/</p>

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<p>Does your school have a speech and debate team? Maybe look into that. It combines writing, philosophy and politics and would really let you hone in on your interests and skills.</p>