<p>Put it in if you've contributed significantly to NHS.</p>
<p>i agree totally to that</p>
<p>at my school, we have to do a TON of hours for NHS.</p>
<p>really..................?
is it like my robotics where we spend 6-9 hours every day for 6 weeks straight?</p>
<p>^ I feel the same way as you about NHS since my chapter sucks, but you really don't know anything about other school's honor societies, so chill.</p>
<p>NHS at my school is a joke and that's one reason why I didn't join it because it was a waste of time. Unless you really got something out of NHS and you contributed greatly to the club, (and possibly got a rec letter from the advisor/talked about it in your essay) it should not take the place of say, sports or some other community service club.</p>
<p>NHS is only for seniors at our school...and you have to havea certain GPA, be recommended by teachers..etc.</p>
<p>And lots of hours are required..most people I know put in several hours a week..usually on the weekends </p>
<p>But since colleges don't know what NHS is like at each school...should it be left off?</p>
<p>If NHS is your life, then put it on. If it's just a membership, it's not that notable. It's like AP Honors - it's quite easy to get.</p>
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<p>It was created solely for resume patting. Why wouldn't you put it on your resume... haha Its not like anyone is going to care. It looks GOOD on your resume. :D
Did I read that wrong or are you openly admitting to doing something just because it looks good? </p>
<p>Wow, CC. Wow.</p>
<p>Also, lolz @ "patting"</p>
<p>Considering the prevalence of membership among upper-tier college applicants, I would be inclined to think that it is meaningless.</p>
<p>lol, our advisor said that NHS was "selective" with 5 people (b/c everyone else graduated or kicked out)</p>
<p>The President of my NHS has a 1660 SAT. Anyone can be President....</p>
<p>Not "anyone" can be in NHS. Those who think that way likely come from schools in which the majority of students are college bound. There are many high schools that the majority of students who enter don't even graduate from h.s., and very few students qualify for NHS even if the gpa requirement is only a 3.0.</p>
<p>The colleges that are impressed by NHS membership are those that are 2nd tier and below. Some even give scholarships to NHS members.</p>
<p>When it comes to places like Ivies, to impress them, you'd probably need to be a NHS national officer.</p>
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not really, any idiot can get it
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<p>If your definition of idiot is min 3.75 UW GPA, min 100 hours of proven/documented community service, 5 teacher recs, and 2 leadership positions BEFORE sophomore nomination then you've just called my kids idiots.</p>
<p>Nice.</p>
<p>^Lol. In my school it's not that bad. There are about 40 seniors (out of my class of like 195) but everyone (except maybe 1 or 2 a year) graduate. We have to do about 10 hours of community service and that's about it. My counselor said that mentioning it does not change opinions, but not mentioning it could raise eyebrows.</p>
<p>I didn't put it on my application. </p>
<p>On the other hand, one my letters of recommendation mentioned it so it was kinda in there anyway. If you don't invest a significant amount of time to it (like multiple hours per week), then don't waste the spot if you don't have to.</p>
<p>"If your definition of idiot is min 3.75 UW GPA, min 100 hours of proven/documented community service, 5 teacher recs, and 2 leadership positions BEFORE sophomore nomination then you've just called my kids idiots.
Nice."</p>
<p>Let me try to put this in a less abusive manner
You dont have to be talented to do all those things. It does not take real talent, just effort, and not too much if I may say. A good portion of those who plan on going to top-tier scores could get that, thus the competition for top-tier schools, all they are going to see is NHS, NHS, NHS, it means nothing to them, and that is what I mean any idiot can get it. It isnt rocket science and it isnt the most challenging thing to get</p>
<p>hooraywe are obsessed with talent and intelligence ^^</p>
<p>st. aegis ..why so hostile towards nhs, haha.</p>
<p>NHS at my school is a joke. But then again, my school does not do outstanding and every kid in my NHS chapter is college bound I believe. I believe something like 167 kids in our class our not graduating solely due to not passing HSA's. We need a 3.5 UW GPA, 2 teacher recs that are just giving the student a 1-5 in leadership, character, and service, with 2 lines of space for additional comments, 1 coach/sponsor rec of the same, and a page to explain how you have contributed to the community and such, but everyone bs's it. Anyone who applies gets in and we probably have to do one organized community service act each month, with a meeting every week. But I put it on my apps. Theres only about 50 kids in the program, so hopefully it'll look relatively good.</p>
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Let me try to put this in a less abusive manner
You dont have to be talented to do all those things. It does not take real talent, just effort, and not too much if I may say. A good portion of those who plan on going to top-tier scores could get that, thus the competition for top-tier schools, all they are going to see is NHS, NHS, NHS, it means nothing to them, and that is what I mean any idiot can get it. It isnt rocket science and it isnt the most challenging thing to get
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<p>Why are you focused on talent? Talent has nothing to do with NHS. </p>
<p>NHS is based on scholarship (grades), leadership, service, and character. Talent is NOT one of the eligibility criteria.</p>
<p>If you only value activities that focus on talent then stick with arts, sports, and academic competitions. </p>
<p>Stop painting NHS with such a broad brush. It's not always easy to get in. At my kids' school about 140 sophomores were nominated. 100 applied. 70 got in. They just don't take "any idiot."</p>