I have a question about honors/activities on the Common App that I haven’t been able to find an answer to: Do music festivals count as honors or activities? You have to audition, along with other musicians from the state/region, and the top scorers for each instrument (usually 18 or so for clarinet, which I play) “get in.” That makes it like an honor, because in a way you won the audition. But there is no official award, other than getting to play in the band or orchestra. Then you go to the music festival and play for two or three days, making it like an activity. Which is it?