Question on the Honors section of the Education tab of the Common App (Try saying that five times fast…). What are they looking for here? My school has an Awards Ceremony at the end of every year and they give awards like most outstanding student in ______. They choose only one student per class for those awards. Would those count? How about other things like AP Scholar, Honor Roll, etc?
Yes, those would count. Think of it as awards you’ve earned in recognition of academic work completed at your high school. So AP Scholar is fine, but Mu Alpha Theta should go under extra curricular activities.
In general, if you feel you’ve earned something significant and do not see a specific place on the application to place it, add it and let the admissions committee decide whether it’s relevant.
Thanks @Autumnal!! Follow up to that question: would the admissions committee ever count something against me if I put an award in the wrong category? Or for that matter, anything in the wrong category?
Also, would AP Scholar count as school or state or national?