<p>I was wondering if I should drop worthless “awards” like National Student Leadership Conference and National Honor Roll from my resume. I included them in my original resume, but I’ve received a few new awards that are much more important than those. If I drop them and resubmit my resume, will Harvard think that I was lying about “qualifying” for National Student Leadership Conference and the other conferences and awards?</p>
<p>put the important ones in the application, and the lesser ones in the resume.</p>
<p>NSLC was one of the best things I have ever gone to. I really couldn’t think of a lot of awards or honors when I originally applied and have thought of some more since then. I am going to send them a new list of achievements after the semester ends.</p>
<p>national honor roll is definately not an award, and i think it could even hurt your chances if you put it on…at my school district, there are signs posted everywhere in the guidance department saying “DO NOT SEND MONEY- NATIONAL HONOR ROLL IS A FRAUD” and stuff like that.
as far as NSLC, i’d list it as like a summer experience or something that goes on my resume, but i definately wouldnt put it as an award, unless i really needed them…but now that you’ve received more awards, just toss the useless ones out</p>
<p>and whos who amongst americans or somethin…frauddd…its sad how many fall for it…makes me feel bad:(…i dont understand how these ppl(national honor roll) arent getting screwed…</p>
<p>umm why is national honor roll a fraud</p>
<p>I put NSLC under extracurricular activities. NSLC definitely isn’t worthless! I loved it; it definitely made me a better person. Seriously.</p>
<p>But you said you “qualified” for NSLC. If you didn’t actually attend, you probably shouldn’t put it on your resume. At least that’s what my older brother told me when I was writing my resume… I was nominated for several of those leadership type of programs, but I only listed the one I attended.</p>
<p>Ummm…I don’t think these awards and nominations are frauds…it’s not like you actually have to pay Who’s Who for a book with your face in it. They’re legitimate awards, and they are worth mentioning. I think people are overly skeptical.</p>
<p>Who Who is a very very prestige honor to receive so is National Honor Rool. They are very selcetive and looks good on the college app</p>
<p>r u kidding me…im sorry im saying this but i go to the worse school in the city and a person in my school who had a 75 average received whose who and national honor roll…the letter said they are in the top 5% of the country…thats not true…</p>
<p>Hmmm. Most people I know are in Who’s Who and national honor roll. By most, I mean about 45% of the kids in my school. So you see, its not so prestigious. If you are running out of room, take these out, or maybe add them in some more generic list, not under the main awards.</p>
<p>are u serious…so we should actually add this?..does it help at all?</p>
<p>i cant believe that i actually have to argue this…
National honor roll and Who’s Who’s are definately fraud awards
okay so maybe you have to “qualify” for them…but nearly everyone does. there are kids in the bottom 5% of my class with National Honor Roll awards and the guidance counselors made public announcements over the intercom about those
also, yea…they’re “free”, but they mainly target parents who want to buy a nice $100 book to remember their progeny’s “achievements”
but i mean…if you want to put them as awards by all means go ahead
after all, what do i know? i got deferred from harvard…=/</p>
<p>Yeah, if you didn’t actually attend the NLSC, then I wouldn’t put it on your application.</p>
<p>yeah…my college counselor said it was a fraud too…:…</p>
<p>Question: how are honors/awards like Quill and Scroll, National Honor Society, National (Language) Society</p>
<p>National Honor Society and National (Language) Society are respectable. At my school, the requirements to be in the two are quite rigorous.</p>