<p>how important are there? ive noticed that most asians here have won awards doing chem and physics research and stuff while i haven’t done anything like that</p>
<p>my country (paraguay) doesnt really have any national merit award you can possibly win, or at leat any that i know about. is that too bad?
i did received a merit award from my school, an AFS award while in MA, and i’ve been a handball national champion -under 18- in 2007. (too bad handball is not played in america) i dont know if they count as “awards received” though.</p>