Scholastic art/writing awards -- worth entering?

[Anonymous]

My kid is at an arts-focused high school and will likely continue with visual arts in college. Is it worth paying the $10 entry fee to enter the Scholastic contest? Generally I am against contests with entry fees, but I feel like the Scholastic contest might be a rare exception. Thoughts?

[Anonymous]

Yes yes yes.

unless your kid has lots of other awards? Go to the website and pull the awards for last year for your region. You'll see names and schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My kid is at an arts-focused high school and will likely continue with visual arts in college. Is it worth paying the $10 entry fee to enter the Scholastic contest? Generally I am against contests with entry fees, but I feel like the Scholastic contest might be a rare exception. Thoughts?

Yes it is.

If your kid is good and gets a Gold key award ( regional, but preferably national), it will look good in the college application.

[Anonymous]

Of course it is worth it. This program has been around for a very long time and is well regarded. Our kid got multiple scholastic awards over the years. I am not sure it helped with college admissions, but it gave them confidence in an area of passion that they still pursue.

[Anonymous]

Is ur kid a senior already?