prestigious awards?

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<p>I really want to follow in my father’s (and grandfather’s) footsteps by going to Harvard Law… and I know that it is quite the high reach, but I’m very willing to immerse myself into anything and everything that it takes to reach that goal. </p>

<p>The problem is… I live in a town with a population of 1,000, so you can imagine how many different opportunities I’m given.</p>

<p>Anyway, I want to apply for some national awards or contests that would make me stand out.</p>

<p>A girl in my grade is applying for the Congressional Award which I know is quite prestigious… anyone know of any others? Or ideas of what else I could do that would give me some credibility in such a small town? </p>

<p>(I’m a sophomore by the way.)</p>

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<p>I don’t know a whole lot about humanities awards, but try to get into the telluride association summer program next year.</p>

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<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/high-school-life/302001-list-top-prestigious-awards.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/high-school-life/302001-list-top-prestigious-awards.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Apply to US Senate Youth. Try to be a Senate Page. Those are things that don’t really require any amazing math/bio/chem/physics/research skills. TASP is for generally amazing people and was a really good experience.</p>

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<p>Try the Clark Scholars program if you’re interested about research outside science and math. There’s a thread about it in the Summer Programs forum. It’s a great program.</p>