Hello! I was filling in my Common App and noticed that they don’t have an Awards section. Where, then, should I list my awards? I heard that some people put it in the Activities section. If I do so, would it be acceptable to put all of my awards in one entry? I have 7 real activities and 5 awards that I want to include, so if I put all of my awards in separate entries, I don’t think they’ll fit.
Thanks very much in advance
They do have a section for academic honors/awards. I believe there are 5 slots in that and then 10 for activities. If the space is not sufficient, rank the items and put the most important ones there. Use the additional information box for the additional ones if you think they may help your application.
@billcsho Hello! Thank you very much for your reply. I’m afraid I can’t seem to find the Academic Honors/Awards section I do see a “Academic” option under the “Activities” section, but then that seems to imply that the activity is academic? If it is not too much trouble, could you please give me some instructions as to how to find the Awards section? Thank you very much
The awards section is under the Education section of the Common App, not the Activities section. Scroll down the Education section and you will see a category marked “Honors”
Thank you so much! I’ve found it now