Should you list seals on your college application?
Hello!
In the state of Ohio, you are required to earn at least two seals in order to graduate, and one must be a state-defined seal. I have already earned my two seals, which are the Citizenship Seal and the Science Seal. Are these something that I should list on my college application? Does it matter or does it not? If I should list them, what category would they fall under if I were to also add them to my profile on here? I’m just not sure since I know it is actually required in order to graduate, unlike other extra initiatives.
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I'm not from Ohio so I don't know much, but I don't think you should list those seals because all HS students from Ohio graduate with them as you said. It doesn't really seem to add much to your application. The only seal I can think of that would add substance to your application is a state seal of biliteracy (as I read it in the tags). I'm pretty sure that the admissions officers are cognizant of the Ohio seals as well, but power to you if you'd like to add them to your app. I don't think there is a category for the seals in CollegeVine if you're talking about adding those seals into extracurriculars.
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