<p>I need help with the awards and honors section of the common app. Can someone just tell me what level of recognition these awards are? </p>
<p>AP scholar
National Honor Society
High Honor Roll/Principal's Honor Roll
2nd place at a poetry slam (local library held the contest)</p>
<p>At my school there's virtually no opportunity for awards. Is this lack of awards really going to hurt me in the college admissions process?</p>
<p>i want to know this too</p>
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<p>if you're applying to the most selective schools, nearly everyone is going to be in NHS and an AP Scholar. they probably wouldn't count for much, sorry to say. i don't think it's necessarily a weakness, but you'd have to work harder on some other aspects of your application to show the schools your passion/talent.</p>
<p>& yeah, i have this problem too. ):</p>
<p>I don't think lack of awards will keep you out of any school, as long as you have devoted EC's to balance it out. Colleges understand that many communities/schools are not award oriented.</p>
<p>okay, thanks for the reply.</p>
<p>can someone answer my original question? =]</p>
<p>Ap Scholar: Nat'l
The rest are school/local (which they lump into one category, right?)</p>
<p>National Honor Society isn't national?</p>
<p>No, you're considered for admission amongst your student body. I'm pretty sure it's local. Don't quote me on that, though.</p>