Hi everyone, I was nominated for Presidential Scholar of the Arts (Music, from YoungArts). I know that being nominated for Presidential Scholar doesn’t matter significantly to top tier colleges, but how much does being a Pres. Scholar of the Arts candidate (and eventual semifinalist) matter? As an FYI, YoungArts nominates ~60 candidates each year from a pool of ~161 finalists, which represent the top 2% of contest entries.