Forgot to list Nat'l Merit on Common App honors section

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Long story short…I submitted an application through Common App and realized I left off Nat’l Merit Semifinalist status from the honors section.
The school I applied to is very selective and my extracurriculars are somewhat lacking in general so I really would like to include that (I’ve fixed this for the other schools’ apps!) There is an application portal available where I can upload updates/etc. Is it advisable to add this there? If so should it be as part of an updated resume or something else?

Thanks all.

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I am curious whether this matters, because this designation is highly correlated with the SAT score. Is there any additional information here?

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Agreed. Actually psat. It’s like ap scholar with whatever. Means little.

But what matters is who has scholarships for it. So that should be reviewed especially if you become a finalist. I think I’m that case most say you have to label them a top choice.

You may be able to reach out to the AO abd if it’s b4 the deadline ask about updating.

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I agree. It’s a nice thing to say but all it means is that the PSAT/SAT scores are very high - which OP has presumably submitted. So no new info.

So, @as259247 - if you’d feel better adding your semi finalist status and there’s an easy way to update, go ahead. Else don’t worry about it.

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Thanks, won’t worry about it.

Yes, I have submitted SAT scores (1540) and keeping fingers crossed!