<p>Well it depends. Depends probably on your field i.e. if you want to major in English there are not as many opportunities to win awards, but for a science major you should have probably at least two preferable from a regional competition. And I don’t think school only awards should be counted.
Since you have Dr. Science as your name I would say that if you don’t have science awards then you need to have ECs that demonstrate science interest in another way. Like interning, or volunteering to teach science. I would argue that those ECs are comparable or better than awards, bc they reflect character. And volunteering 100+ hours would bet some random science award at the school or maybe even local level.</p>