Scholarship App - honors/academic society, also where to put one activity

[Kendall]

My son is taking a break from writing the essay and now working on the short answer.  2 more days to the due date and freedom!

 

One question on the scholarship application is  

 

Are you involved in an Honors/Academic activity? If so, list one or more.

 

 

He isn't.  Did any of you put anything creative in there?   Maybe there is something he has done that would fit there.

 

There is also a question about leadership activities.  

 

He is involved in a group of local businessmen, ministry leaders, military leaders.  They have met monthly for 2 years and discussed various books on leadership.  

 

He has some other things to put under leadership.  Any thoughts on what we could do with this group?

 

Thanks,

Kendall

 

[creekland]

Since they discuss books about leadership, I'd put it under that category - probably with a listing of a few books if there were room for it.

 

For Honors/Academic, are there any contests he's won (if that's not a category elsewhere)?  Middle son had won chess tournaments (most local) and some essay contests.  Youngest had placed (not won, but did well) in the county Envirothon competition.  Both require extra knowledge academic"ish."

[Kendall]

Thank you, you triggered a possibility for the Honors/Academic which he added so at least that spot isn't blank.  He also put the more well known book titles with the leadership group.  Under service I also had him put work that we have done for families going through hard times(childcare, transportation, cleaning, mowing).  It has been done as a family, but as the oldest at home he was a key(and sometimes main) worker and willingly gave his time.   It isn't organized and official but it is real and IMO just as valuable as some of the token volunteer work I have seen some students do.   Don't know if the university will see it that way.  

 

 

[GoodGrief]

I think that service work is very valuable! Certainly he should put it down.