How good do Book Awards look?

Applying to College
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<p>Ex. Harvard Book Prize, etc...?</p>

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<p>I just got the princeton. they’re close to useless.</p>

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<p>really?? dang. lol how is it useless? is it not worth putting on my app.?</p>

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<p>Go ahead and put it on your app – but they aren’t an “in” at the awarding college or anything. This question appears about a dozen times this time of year (as the Juniors are getting their recognition). Search this forum. You’ll get lots of threads – all with the same answer – they don’t mean much.</p>

<p>Read this:
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-admissions/307771-how-prestigious-princeton-book-award.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-admissions/307771-how-prestigious-princeton-book-award.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>haha yeah i was excited and then just -_-</p>

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<p>They are a good legitimate line item on your resume, not on a par with a published paper or All-State honors in a major sport, but good.</p>

<p>Several goods=great</p>

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<p>well said.</p>

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<p>last year i received the Princeton book award and i got waitlisted or rejected from all of the ivies i applied to!!! good luck! ( my hs is rank 4th in my state/magnet sciences )</p>