I’ve been debating whether or not I should list the American Legion School Medal I received in the ninth grade in the honors section on the Common App. Is it a local, regional/state or national award? It was my school that presented it to me, but I’m know the American Legion is national in scope, and that it partners with many schools to give this award.
P.S. The reason I received the award was because I demonstrated a high level of civic participation (student gov’t) and a high knowledge of current affairs (I talked politics/news a lot with my SBO advisor and geography teacher). I’m big into the humanities and social studies (that’s my area I’m focusing on in my app)