So I'm reading through the awards guidelines for the NHC and I'm kinda confused. Hoping someone can clear this up for me. The bold/underlined sections below are the cause for my confusion....
First Round Certificates - a certificate does not signify an entry placed in a NHC Table and advances to the Final Round. It is a recognition of an entry’s quality. Only entries awarded ribbons of 1st, 2nd, or 3rd in a NHC Table will advance to the Final Round.
So a CERTIFICATE does NOT mean you move to the final round, but yet you get a gold certificate at 38 pts.
A ribbon means you move to the final round, but you only need 30 pts for a ribbon.
This doesn't make much sense to me. This would tell me that if you got a gold or silver certificate, you're automatically going to final round.
What am I missing here?
First Round Certificates - a certificate does not signify an entry placed in a NHC Table and advances to the Final Round. It is a recognition of an entry’s quality. Only entries awarded ribbons of 1st, 2nd, or 3rd in a NHC Table will advance to the Final Round.
- Gold Certificate – Earned by entries scoring 38-50 points in the First Round.
- Silver Certificate – Earned by entries scoring 30-37 points in the First Round.
- Bronze Certificate – Earned by entries scoring 25-29 points in the First Round.
So a CERTIFICATE does NOT mean you move to the final round, but yet you get a gold certificate at 38 pts.
A ribbon means you move to the final round, but you only need 30 pts for a ribbon.
This doesn't make much sense to me. This would tell me that if you got a gold or silver certificate, you're automatically going to final round.
What am I missing here?