<p>Awards or achievements would have to be unusual ones. School or local level awards or achievements, or awards or achievements that can be found among high school students everywhere, probably mean little at this level of selectivity. Awards or achievements for which there would be only a few of in the state or nation (due to the high level of the achievement more so than the rarity of the activity) may be much more valuable in this context (of course, assuming that the student has top end academic achievement and test scores as well).</p>