<p>... "I won the first place in a competition"?
Sorry if it sounds like a dumb question... is it correct/common to say "first place"?
Thanks for any help!</p>
<p>(also: what if two people won the "first place"? How do I say that?
Thanks!)</p>
<p>"I won first place in a competition." Or "I placed first in a competition."</p>
<p>"I tied for first place in a competition."</p>
<p>Thank you so much! :)</p>
<p>leave out the "tied for first"...you dont need pple to know that 2 ppl won, you just need them to know YOU won the first place =)</p>
<p>what kind of competition? did u get a medal or sth? at what level was the competition conducted? was it the best results achieved in that particular field for your team/school in recent years?</p>
<p>i would suggest sth like "through unwavering perseverence and steely determination, I clinched the gold medal/first place in the prestigious nationals/district basketball/debating/astronomical competitions, the best results achieved by my school/team in recent years".....a plain i won first is like errrr</p>
<p>Umm, thanks lOngbOWmeN! Haha, I loved your "a plain i won first is like errrr"!</p>
<p>It was a Math competition in my state offering scholarships for high school at one of the best (and most expensive) schools in my country... in fact, I won second place, but our grades (mine and the 1st) were so close that the school said we tied and gave full tuition for both of us.</p>
<p>(pheeew I was so lucky... without the full-tuition, I doubt I could attend a good school... actually any school... oh my)</p>
<p>(unfortunately I can't say the "best results achieved by my school/team in recent years" part, but I simply loved it!!)</p>
<p>you just need them to know YOU won the first place =)</p>
<p>um, I won the second... but they treated me like the first... Is it fair to say that I won the first place?</p>
<p>Nah, you know what? The 1st place isn't even applying, and I'm not lying! I'll put "1st place"!</p>
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"through unwavering perseverence and steely determination, I clinched
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Isn't it too pretentious? Can I really say things like that? :o (yes, I'm blushing)</p>
<p>I thought the unwavering perseverance bit was a joke? :)</p>
<p>Just mention that you won (or tied for) first place, and remember to give a little explanation of the scholarship in a way that stresses its significance (in case they are not familiar with it).</p>
<p>Don't be verbose in your application at all. Simply write that "I placed first in XYZ competition". Dont make a simple description sound like an insufferable snippet from a college essay.</p>
<p>I beat out all of the competition, if that's grammatically correct.</p>
<p>Thanks everybody! Yeah, I don't like to be verbose... You're definitely right...</p>