<p>how, if it is, prestigious the bausch and lomb award for science is from rochester university?? and i assume the kodak one to a lesser degree?</p>
<p>and also...</p>
<p>do "student of the month" type recognitions belong on applications?</p>
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<li>B&L: It's a good sign you'll get into UofR. My older son got the B&L award and guess where he went to school?? UofR.</li>
<li>No.</li>
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<p>thanks... i'm not really looking at UofR, however i've been told it's engineering is very good... i assume this bodes well for all schools?? and the kodak award as well...?</p>
<p>and i didn't think so for the second part</p>
<p>Receiving the Bausch and Lomb science award from UofR means you were selected by your school's faculty as the outstanding science student that year. In context it would likely look good, depending on how strong other science students are at your school. UofR itself has nothing to do with the selection process, it's all at the high school level. UofR waives the application fee for awardees, and as digmedia says, there's a good chance you'd be admitted to UofR as an awardee.</p>
<p>If there is room on an application for another school, sure, include it. Don't leave off something more relevant to include it, though, if space is at a premium.</p>
<p>I agree with the above posters: Bausch and Lomb is a nice award given to the top science student of the jr. class; however, student of the month should be left off.</p>
<p>i am on a high right now :) i just found out it's only given to 5000 per year... which seems like a lot but isn't, and altho uofr isn't high on my list i'm considering it now... i was thinking more towards penn and cornell tho :)</p>
<p>My daughter got the Bausch and Lomb award and did list it under Academic awards and honors. It is a known award. I don't think listing student of the month is appropriate. Something like High Honor Roll all four years....that would be ok. But things like Bausch and Lomb are recognized and if it dovetails with other science or math accomplishments, then it shows a trend or strength in that area. My D was not interested in U of Rochester, however. You mentioned Penn and she did get in there as a Ben Franlkin Scholar but did not opt to attend. I doubt Bausch and Lomb made a difference. However, it was one piece of a resume that had trends or strengths and it helped build those "areas", so to speak. </p>
<p>In any case, many congrats on your achievement and recognition for your aptitude and hard work. </p>
<p>Susan</p>
<p>Hi! My d received the U of R Humanities & Social Sciences Award. Like B & L, each HS picks the recipient. The U of R awards are well known and respected- so it should be placed on your activity sheet. Also it may clue other schools into the fact that you could be receiving some $ from U of R. This is most helpful for schools that are known to give merit aid. My d was offered $8000/year from Carnegie Mellon. I believe that offer was prompted by her U of R Award. My d is now at Cornell. Unfortunatly, Cornell or U.Penn is not as generous with Merit Scholarships- but I know Cornell has some programs that offset tuition costs. My d is in the Cornell Tradition which gives her a small amount of $ . (There are also some research programs at Cornell that may also offer some $.) This too may have been prompted by the U of R Award. Anyway congratulations on the Award.</p>
<p>thanks for the advice... :)</p>
<p>No award is inherently "worthwhile" or "not worthwhile" in and of itself. You have to pick the best things you have. If "Student of the Month" or "Third quarter honor roll sophomore year" is the best you've got, go ahead and list it rather than leave the awards space blank. But if you have a bunch of better things, don't clutter up the list with minor awards. Or if you have something really impressive (gold medalist Int'l Math Olympiad), don't detract from it with a bunch of minor awards.</p>
<p>hmm... nah, i wasn't planning on putting student of the month, but it seems that a lot of kids on this site do list them to pad the list... and i don't have gold medals perse... but i'm always recognized... i suppose i could just say distinction?</p>
<p>At our school, Student of the Month is a pretty big deal, as it is given by the local Rotary Club. There are about 750 seniors and they only do it for about 8 months each year, so only 8 people a year are recognized and it is an honor. The student goes to the Rotary lunch meeting with the principal, and has to make a speech about an experience they have had related to school (or school related ECs) and I think they receive a savings bond too. If it is anything like this, I think it should be on the application.</p>
<p>we honor the top student in every subject as nominated by the department chairs based on competitions grades ec... that we do have...</p>
<p>MotherOFTwo, that does sound like quite an honor at your school. By the way, ours has no student of the month at all. But your post points out that it is important to annotate the activity/award list. In the case of awards, it is best to explain what the award was for or to put it into context. In your example, the student should mention that he was only one of 8 students so honored the entire year out of 750 students and recognition or presentation at local Rotary. Sometimes when I see kids list awards on the "stats" posts, the names of the awards do not mean anything to those who have no clue what they are for. It is important to explain it on the resume. An example where even the NAME of the award is clearer than some listed on student posts here is Book Award, yet even in THAT instance, what it was awarded for varies from school to school (as I saw on a recent thread). My D annotated her Wellesley Book Award with a line that said it was awarded to the top female student in the junior class (it was not subjective). Some awards I see listed by kids mean nothing to me as I have not heard of them and have no clue the significance or criteria. </p>
<p>Susan</p>