<p>The only “national”/“state” awards I had were fake ones:</p>
<ul>
<li>National AP Scholar</li>
<li>National Merit</li>
<li>National Achievement</li>
<li>National JSA Chapter of the Month</li>
<li>Maryland Distinguished Scholar</li>
</ul>
<p>Like, yeah they’re “national” by merit of their name, but they’re nothing important like ISEF or like a music competition. I think you can do just fine without national awards. So few people get legit national awards anyway.</p>