When writing about extracurriculars/achievements

orangef1zz
Sun, 13 Nov 2011 01:08:06 +0000

I am working on my University of Washington Application and I have listed National Honor Society, Business Professionals of America, two internships, and qualifying as a Semifinalist in the National Merit Scholarship Competition for my 5 activites/accompishments. UW recommends 100-200 words to “describe your accomplishments, activities, contributions, offices held, honors received, etc. – and the significance it holds for you.”

So I hit a wall when I came to the National Merit Semifinalist thing - what can I say about that honor besides “it’s an honor”? I can’t just leave it out of the application, but really all I did was do well on a test a year ago. Any ideas on what to say?