Awards for Desperate Incoming Senior

angel737
Mon, 05 Jun 2023 21:43:35 +0000

I am class of 2024 hoping to major in English/Creative Writing and beginning to pull together my information for college applications. What is stressing me out is that I don’t really have any awards or honors.

Here is what I’m currently able to list for that section:
Scholastic Silver Key winner (some Scholastic honorable mentions as well)
AP Scholar Award
Top 10 Winner of Creative Communication’s Celebration of Young Poets (received this in middle school so I’m not sure if I could include it)

I have applied to several competitions and literary magazines over the past two years, including the JFK Profiles in Courage Essay Contest, but haven’t been successful. I want to be able to apply to very selective colleges, but don’t know how to further pad this section. Any tips?