<p>Awards are meaningless to H unless they are big names. Davidson Fellowship is big for humanities, as is recognition for Siemens/Intel/USAMO/etc. Other than that awards don’t amount to too much, and I think that certain school recognition can be just as meaningful as bs state/national/international awards.</p>
<p>Basically, HYP adcoms can smell BS, so most “award winners” don’t help their chances. It’s honestly nothing to worry about. Don’t try to put random, meaningless stuff down on paper to fill space, because that makes it look like you care about random accomplishments such as winning an international e-mail chess tournament or whatever. Even the most serious award winners have a ways to go in the process… it’s not like being an athlete or a z-list.</p>