<p>I got rejected from my school's chapter of the national honor society. The only requirements are a 3.5 W GPA, no cheating, no suspensions, and no record of bad attendance. Unfortunately, I've had terrible attendance.</p>
<p>All my stats are great: 2330 SAT, 4.22 GPA (3.8 UW), most rigorous courseload possible, good AP scores, do well in academic competitions, top 3%... I'm even (planning on) taking four college classes next year (not AP, college).</p>
<p>I have numerous awards and excellent test scores.</p>
<p>I'm looking to get into Ivy-caliber schools.</p>
<p>Does not being accepted into the NHS hurt my chances? Would colleges assume I just forgot it on my application? Would colleges assume I cheated, so I couldn't get in?</p>
<p>Well, your poor attendance is probably the result of your having a chronic condition, which you're going to write about in your essay as the challenge you've had to overcome -- right??</p>
<p>being rejected from nhs wont hurt you. there is no way for colleges to know you were rejected unless if you or a teacher told them. some of my friends decided not to even join nhs and one of my friends that got into rice university was in nhs but did not have room to include that information in her application. just be sure to include your other ec's.</p>
<p>I don't think it will make or break an application. But, if you were absent because you were ill, it could be illegal to deny you admission to NHS due to disability. I'd make a case for getting in (if you want to) if you had good reason for the absences. If you didn't have good reason, then you might need to be more concerned about your recommendations and transcript reflecting that than with whether or not you are in NHS. If it isn't due to illness--or another equaling compelling reason--then try to improve your record before your recommendations goes out.</p>
<p>I agree,
In no way will being rejected from NHS matter.</p>
<p>I spent the past two years entering our schools NHS before quickly being kicked out.</p>
<p>-the first time the girl running it was a nazi (is that politically correct, oh well), she kicked me out after conflicts from my college classes forced me to miss 2 meetings (they truly did)</p>
<p>-the second time, unlike the first, I actually felt that the program offered some meaningful service activities. Unfortunately, vending for $1.5hr towards charity seemed to be a waste of resources and even fake. Instead, i simply stopped attending meetings and quit doing their community service (I continued doing my own, and started new ones).</p>
<p>Ultimately, NHS is used by so many applicants to boost their college resume that I question the value of even the $10 fee at our school. It simply doesn't matter.</p>
<p>Additionally, b/c i never finished a year- I never mentioned any involvement in the society- but some friends used it even though they also got kicked out both years (never stated this).</p>
<p>As for me, would NHS have gotten me into Stanford (rejected, ed) or Wharton (waitlisted-didn't accept spot), no. Still, without NHS- I have the privilege to attend a great southern school this fall. With your stats, you should have more options than I had- and I already had too many.</p>
<p>NHS is a load of BS. Really, I think colleges are probably onto the game by now. The requirements are so low that for high-achieving students, it is a joke, a complete insult. So, NHS does not matter at all. I am a member of French NHS and regular NHS, but those are just filler items for my college application. There is no way I'm actually going to rely on those activities for anything. You shouldn't worry at all, but make sure you concentrate on your other strengths.</p>