Hello! So I recently sent in my submission for the NCTE Achievement Awards in Writing Contest this past Friday. Before being nominated, I’d never heard of the award or the sponsor (NCTE). The most recent threads about the NCTE thing on CC are from 2010 and earlier, so I was wondering if anyone had any updated information on the weight winning this award has on college admissions? Like, how “prestigious” it is, etc.? Thanks!
The world is full of fine organizations that any one of us have never heard of before. When I worked in college admissions, we would ask colleagues if they knew of the particular award and we would look it up as it is part of our job description. It turns out that this association on English teachers has over 25,000 members worldwide.
The NCTE appears to have a very selective criteria. A student should take pride in the award and follow it up by writing an outstanding college essay.
Here is the description of the selection rules found at their website: http://www.ncte.org/awards/student/aa