<p>I was denied from NHS and to be quite honest....I don't understand why..</p>
<p>Not to sound totally narcissistic but in my school, even the under average kids are able to get it. I just don't get why I was. My grades and ECs were all up to par, but maybe it was my essay? Would anyone like to read it and critique me?</p>
<p>Does one less year of NHS really make a difference when applying to colleges? So if I'm only in it for 2 years instead of 3, will it be a big deal?</p>
<p>I wouldn’t worry about it too much, I was denied from NHS too and I’m going to Stanford next fall. I would guess it was the essay, mine was pretty awful (they were probably right to reject me!).</p>
<p>I don’t think it will be a deal breaker on college apps. I know of a student that did not get in, yet was class valedictorian - and is now a student at a top notch university.</p>
<p>This is not a problem at all. A lot of excellent students don’t get in or belong to NHS. If you have a strong application, not being in NHS won’t hurt you in the slightest.</p>
<p>“I don’t think it will be a deal breaker on college apps.”</p>
<p>I’ll be more blunt. It’s not a factor at all. You’re fine. Some scholarships are for NHS – that’s it.</p>
<p>NHS isn’t much value unless you are President or VP, or your school’s club does significantly more activities/community service than most. As you said, OP, even average kids get in and exceptional kids get denied. It seems to be highly subjective depending on the schools’ administrators and teachers. I could go on and on about this, but bottom line, you don’t need NHS and don’t take the rejection to heart. I’m sure you’ll find plenty of other activities that are worth your time.</p>
<p>NHS at most schools is poorly run. From my own observations, I have seen how little the members actually care about the activities they are doing. Yes you will get community service hours and yes it sounds good to belong to a club with that name. But if you are dependent on such artificial activities, it will probably show in your essays. This is not to discredit anybody in NHS. I know that some kids truly do care about it and are proud of membership and/or leadership in NHS. But it is not at all a deal maker/breaker.</p>
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<p>We don’t do NHS inductions until fall of junior year, and the requirements on hours are very strict. You need a certain amount of hours and can only have so many from a certain place.</p>
<p>At my school you can’t even apply for NHS as a freshmen (for sophomore year). So is that in and of itself (I was just accepted, I’m a sophomore) a disadvantage, even though I literally had no way of being in for three years?</p>
<p>I’ll admit I cried a little…that blatant rejection letter was a little disheartening. It just doesn’t make sense to someone like myself.</p>
<p>Don’t worry about it. It varies a lot between schools, at mine everyone who meets the minimum gpa requirement and fills out the application gets in. I seriously doubt it’ll hurt you in college admissions.</p>
<p>Not being in NHS is not a big deal. However, if you suspect a poor essay is to blame, then that is something to work on, since you don’t want a poor essay to prevent you from being accepted to colleges.</p>
<p>Colleges really don’t give two sharts about NHS</p>
<p>To be honest, NHS has such a varied reputation that it might even be better for students not to put it on their applications if they have other more important activities.</p>
<p>I was denied NHS over several students whose academics, extracurriculars, and service hours were WAY less than mine, and I didn’t understand why. A teacher told me off the record that I didn’t “brag” enough about my “leadership” experience – I wrongly assumed that section was for being class president or captain of a varsity team, which I was not, but apparently i was supposed to talk about how I show leadership by being a role model, and how my volunteer work, which is really close to my heart and not just something I do for the sake of volunteer work, is a way to show it. Blah, blah, blah. The fact is, it doesn’t matter on college admissions. I’m sorry you didn’t get in, and know how you feel, but really, don’t let it bum you out.</p>
<p>I don’t have a “rejected by NHS” story so have no bad feelings about it. Frankly, my Sr year, even though I was a top student, I was just too busy to bother with it. I must have missed the “come to the NHS” posters or something and no teacher approached me about it. I saw some friends getting involved but it was “meh” to me. At the end, they wore a sash at graduation and I didn’t. Never bothered me – nor affected me in college applications.</p>
<p>I suppose some schools make NHS a lofty club and some don’t. In reality, it’s an artificial status that is a big a deal as “honor roll” to college admissions.</p>
<p>Not slamming those NHS clubs that actually do something – just many do not so the inherent “fame” of NHS is non-existent in top college admissions.</p>
<p>Got kicked out of nHs. Accepted by ivy league school. Dont worry</p>