<p>I recently received the Siemens Advanced Placement Award, and apparently only one male and one female out of the entire state can receive it. </p>
<p>I know that it is a Siemens award, which is totally cool, but how much weight does it actually carry in comparison to other things like semi-national merit finalist? </p>
<p>Should I place it on my app "hey look! I got this totally cool award!" or would that make me look really stupid to make a big deal out of something not that important? </p>
<p>In addition, does it matter which state you receive it in? I understand that many states on the east coast are a lot more competitive, and many people took all of the AP courses that were on the list and had to resort to comparing raw scores to determine who gets the award.</p>