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[quote=Anonymous]I'd think it would be a plus because it will be relatively unusual.  Few high schoolers pursue something, anything, which requires that level of effort.  Becoming licensed demonstrates ambition, intellectual capacity, focus, persistence, and other characteristics which ought to show the applicant in a favorable light.

As others have said, it's an accomplishment which might prove useful for application essays.

The higher the level of licensing, the more positively impressive the accomplishment will be and the more the applicant will stand out compared to others with more basic licensure qualifications.

There's no reason whatsoever to shy away from an activity just because it's expensive.  There's little value in posing as someone less wealthy than one is unless you're trying to gain admission based on low socioeconomic status, which most schools consider but which impacts a relatively small proportion of admitted students at most competitive universities and even then usually only in the context of offsetting otherwise inferior academic qualifications.  [/quote]

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