Help me pick me top 5 awards!

Applying to College
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<p>Okay, so I have a lot of awards through high school, but I'm not really sure which ones are worth including on the common app and which aren't. I've been able to narrow it down a lot on my own, but I need help narrowing it down more. </p>

<p>Here's my list:</p>

<ul>
<li><p>(a) Won the Illinois Junior Science and Humanities Symposium, made it into the final round of Nationals, one of 6 finalists in my category</p></li>
<li><p>(b) won second place at the Columbia College National Young Author's Competition, Creative Nonfiction Category</p></li>
<li><p>(c) Was two years in a row a national semifinalist for the united nations association essay contest</p></li>
<li><p>(d) National AP Scholar (worth listing considering I already list all my AP scores?)</p></li>
<li><p>(e) National Merit Semifinalist (worth listing considering how many people get this award?)</p></li>
<li><p>(f) Winner of a regional Brain Bee, which means I qualify for the national competition (also, its the only brain bee in IL, so it's kind of a state competition, I guess)</p></li>
<li><p>(g) Presented, by invitation, at the American Junior Academy of Science Convention (noncompetitive, though)</p></li>
<li><p>(h) Recieved Superior at the State History Fair, Research Paper division as a freshman</p></li>
<li><p>(i) won 3rd place twice at Math Field Day, with competitors from over 3 states</p></li>
<li><p>(j) qualifying for and competiting at state math competition, science fair</p></li>
</ul>

<p>Please help me rank these awards! I asked my guidance counselor to do so, but he was absolutely no help (of course!)</p>

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<p>a and d for sure
after that…I’m not too sure.
good luck!</p>

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<p>You can just add a resume/CV/activity sheet you know.</p>

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<p>I think they’re all worth including. Why not just put everything you can’t fit in the additional info section?</p>

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<p>I really should have made some sort of effort to win an award before I applied to college… I just hate doing things dishonestly…</p>

<p>(I’m not suggesting that mermaid123456 did anything dishonest, but if I ever tried to go after awards like that… I wouldn’t be doing it for myself.)</p>

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<p>They are all worth listing.</p>

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<p>Just list all of them.</p>

<p>But if you have to choose: a, b, e, f, i</p>

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<p>The common app gives you the option of attaching an additional sheet and I suggest you do it, that way you do not have to eliminate any of your awards. That is what I did.</p>

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<p>thanks for all the replies! I would attach an additional sheet, but I was planning on using the additional info section to submit a summary of my science project. Can I do both?</p>

<p>And ncm2012, I replied to your post. :)</p>

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<p>Usually schools allow you to submit supplemental material through a process that is specific to each school. This allows you to use the additional space to include other awards.</p>

<p>You should check the admissions website of the schools to which you are applying to see how they go about accepting supplemental materials.</p>