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I got a scholarship some years ago and was selected in first place of the list. I don't now what is the right way of writing this on the cv:
i) selected for the first place nationally
ii) selected in first place nationally
Maybe both are wrong, haha.
Thanks a lot in advance for any help :).
I don’t think you were selected in first place. That implies confusingly that you were already in it when selected. I prefer for first place, which implies that you were chosen to be put in first place.
There is no single correct way of saying this; there are many correct alternatives; and there are many ways of saying it incorrectly! Here are a few alternatives:
Placed first in the XXX Scholarship rankings.
Top national holder of the XXX Scholarship.
Lead national holder of the XXX Scholarship.
