Editor of High School Newspaper on Application?

[davidsomsen]

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Hey guys-

I'm trying, for obvious reasons, to keep stuff from high school off my application, BUT I was the sports editor for my high school newspaper, and I actually was awarded with the best sports column in the state of South Dakota (an amazing feat, I'm aware). Since my VR score on the MCAT wasn't the greatest, I was thinking this would be a good addition to the EC's on my application. What do you guys think? Do you think the people who read the applications care about high school activities? Thanks, everyone!

Dave

 

[BlueElmo]

I still wouldn't put something from high school on your app. Maybe mention in secondary but not on AMCAS.

 

[FuturaDocta]

You should only mention that you did something from high school if you continued the activity in college. Otherwise, you would just be adding irrelevant information, according to the adcoms.

 

[Schemp]

I wasn't aware that we shouldn't put things from high school on our list of ECs. Good thing I didn't do anything while in high school, including graduate, so I have nothing to worry about!

 

[Mattabet]

Hah. I agree with the above, high school is generally considered to be off-limits. The one workaround I might suggest is that you mention your award in conjunction with other awards (were you given any journalism awards or anything related in college?). Then I think it'd be permissible to list it within that entry to show the progression.

Ie: Journalism Awards - best sports column in SD, 2005, assistant editor school paper, 2006, Pulitzer Prize, 2008