Does being selected as a presidential scholar candidate have any effect on your admissions to a college (since on the app form you put 1st choice college and your name is on the presidential scholar website)? Prob not I’m guessing, but any info is appreciated. Thanks.
<p>While it is solely based on SAT/ACT scores, it can help greatly because very few people get even the nomination.</p>
<p>Awesome. One more thing: can colleges even find out that you've been nominated or do you have to tell them?</p>
<p>anyone?................</p>
<p>Print the letter from the Department of Education (White House Commision on Presidential Scholars) and send it to your area rep. Colleges do not go looking for this info. You have to inform them. Show it on the resum</p>
<p>I have been honored by being chosen as a candidate for a Presidental Scholarship as well. I hope that it is a boost in the admissions process, but I doubt it. The reason I say that is the colleges already know that you are going to get that honor by looking at your test scores. I have been featured in a number of newspaper articles because I scored a perfect 1600 on the SAT, including a spread on the front page of a section in Cleveland's only newspaper, but I was told not to send these types of things to colleges because they just reiterate what the college already knows in what might be percieved as a pretentious fashion.</p>
<p>When colleges see that 1600, they know its good. The Presidential Scholar's program doesn't prove that to them. The only thing I think that the program might show them is the relative competitive status of states. If someone from alabama scores a 1560, and a person from california scores a 1600, then it shows that california is more competitive. But I doubt that colleges don't already know this. Its a great accomplishment, but I doubt that being a Presidential Scholar proves something new about you to colleges.</p>
<p>Samp0320, the qualifying score depends on your state; so while it's obvious a 1600 is in, there are non-perfect scorers who are also named. I'm sure you already know this.</p>
<p>needhelp06, it makes a difference depending on the school. Some schools need bragging rights.</p>
<p>hmm how do you present it to the rep without sounding showy?</p>
<p>Just send it. It's like any other additional piece of information.</p>
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