<p>Our public HS has NHS with 3.6 GPA, leadership,and service requirements prior to selection and continuing during the jr and sr years. About 40% get into it, so not very selective. In fact it is a bit of a joke amongst the best students, but then there are lots of parents of kids doing non-honors and athletes who want them to be in it to pad the college app. So if one of the best academic students does not join, it looks as if there is something amiss like a dsciplinary issue.</p>