Can I actually put this on a college application?

preamble1776
Thu, 09 May 2013 21:32:59 +0000

So, the first year in my school’s history, Latin students had the option to volunteer to take the National Latin Exam. We had an award ceremony, where kids received certificates for participating, and one girl received a silver medal for getting a particular score.

I scored on par with the national average, and just got a certificate that said I participated and whatnot. I don’t mind. I like Latin and the test was no biggie and I didn’t prepare for it or anything.

However, my principal told me that this was something that colleges would think very highly of and that it’d look “fantastic” on a college application, which is pretty bizarre, considering that I kind of just got a paper saying I participated in a 40 minute exam…

…how would I even go about putting that on a college app? I didnt even win or gain any distinction or recognition?