Which 5 of these honors should I put on my CommonApp?

Applying to College Common and Coalition Application
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I am applying as a computer science major to top-tier schools (Caltech, Harvard, Cornell, Berkeley, Rice, UT Austin(Turing), other Ivy’s). Which of these would help me stand out the most in the applicant pool. If possible, could you please provide insight on whether these accomplishments are to the same tier as other students who make such prestigious universities? How well would these stand? Do I need a reality check>

1.) Google Global Code Jam Round 1 Qualifier (International)

2.) USA Computing Olympiad : Gold (National)

3.) TSA National Conference Coding Gold Medalist (National)

4.) National AP Scholar Award (National)

5.) Lockheed Martin CodeQuest National Level Finalist (National)

6.) Presidential Service Award Volunteering Gold

7.) FRC World Championships Division Finalists (Team award idk how prestigious stuff like this is considered)

8.) UIL Robotics State Championships Finalist (Team award idk how prestigious stuff like this is considered)

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You can put extras in the additional info section. No need to stick with 5.

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I would take off #4 because schools will figure that out based on your self reported AP scores, and #6 because your volunteers hours will be listed elsewhere. (Or you can list that award in the volunteer sections when you are describing the work).

Combine the last two - Team finalists in both FRC World Championships and UIL Robotics State Championships.

Leave the others as stand alone…

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@intparent Noted, but which 5 do you believe I should put under the Honors Sections? Am I competitive applicant to these top schools?

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@momofsenior1 Thanks for the advice! One question, for the awards regarding robotics that I listed, how would those fare for competitive schools since they are team awards? I did have a huge contribution to my team’s efforts but that might not be 100% visible.

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Be clear in your description of the events. Assuming your GPA and test scores are high, you should be competitive. That said, these are all reach schools unless you are direct admit from TX so have match and safeties too. There are no guarantees.