<p>It’s incredibly legit and some colleges LOVE to give scholarships to Gold Key winners. Even if your photos only rank high in regional competition, it looks great on transcripts. The fee is probably for something necessary, they don’t seem like that type of company. They’re really in it for the artists. Also, it has been around for a very long time and many famous artists (including Stieglitz I believe) have gotten national awards from them. I HIGHLY suggest you do it this year. I just completed my junior year and came out of it with 2 gold keys a an honorable mention. Sophomore year I received 3 honorable mentions. These were all regional awards. I can definitely see you getting some really decent awards from them. It’s a great opportunity. </p>
<p>Thanks for the advice on the competitions, I’ll totally get on google and play detective as soon as I finish writing this. </p>
<p>Again, Scholastics, do it.</p>