Do awards matter for top 20 schools

HPuck35
Wed, 08 Sep 2021 08:41:08 +0000

I do interviews for a top 20 university. I don’t see any part of the students application. One would expect that the student would mention any major awards in the interview. I do know who, of the students I interview, gets admitted. These students are very bright and have done some great work but it is a small minority who actually have any kind of award.

It does seem that those that exhibit a desire to really push themselves to achieve, awards or not, are the ones most likely to be admitted.