<li>Lets say that you get National Merit Semifinalist and National AP Scholar.</li>
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<p>Those awards are for tests during 11th grade or before. However, I dont think you get those actual awards until a couple of weeks into the 12th grade school year.</p>
<p>So are those awards considered 12th grade awards or 11th grade awards?</p>
<li><p>For the National Merit Semfinalist, i know that its a “national merit” thing, but its based on state PSAT scores…so would you put that as national or state award</p></li>
<li><p>If you know what RSI is (research science institute), would you consider that international or national honor (for a domestric applicant)…i havent made it but im just curious</p></li>
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<p>thanks</p>
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<li><p>I would consider both of those as 11th grad, but adcoms know what they are so the year won't impact them.</p></li>
<li><p>NMSF is national, hence the "national"</p></li>
<li><p>RSI wouldn't be an honor, per say, but definitely something to list in "additional information" if you don't work it into other parts of your application (essays)</p></li>
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<p>I put 12th on my application... I consider awards on the year I received them... If you received the Nobel prize in 2009, you don't say you got it in 2007 just because you did your research then... :)</p>
<p>For National Merit Commended and AP National, I put them as National level award... (they're not exactly local...) </p>
<p>For RSI, I'm not sure... but I don't think the fine print of National/International distinction really matters... I'm sure the adcoms know about RSI...</p>
<p>yea, if im lucky to even make rsi, ill just probably put that under math/science research under the EC activites section.</p>
<p>i just wanted to ask the year because I dont want colleges to think that i cannot even get the years right (but im guessing its only for them to check-because you two said two different years and it doesnt matter)</p>
<p>you're 11th grade and you're already national ap scholar? wow</p>
<p>^huh no.</p>
<p>but if i get 4s or 5s on the 5/8 AP tests that I am taking this year, Ill have AP National Scholar...</p>
<p>Thats why i was wondering about it...ill take the tests this year as a junior but technically you do not get the award until early senior year.</p>
<p>oh i see
i put 12th on national merit and ap national scholar
good luck</p>
<p>^yea hopefully</p>
<p>i have one more question (i dont want to create another thread)</p>
<p>Lets say that you are a Siemens Semifinalist...so you obviously put that under academic honors/distinctions...</p>
<p>However, under the EC section you put Research. So for the honors won, positions held...section of the EC for REsearch, should you repeat yourself and put Siemens Semifinalist again?</p>
<p>Do colleges think thats annoying, or should you do that because it puts the research award more in context?</p>
<p>What did you guys do</p>
<p>thanks</p>