<p>I didn't get in as a Junior, and I'm trying really hard to get into this club for Senior year(Junior now, get accepted as senior). Does it make a big difference for colleges whether you were in it or not? Could it be a deciding factor between two applicants? When they look at your applicant, do they have NHS in their minds, as in they're looking for it? Would my resume be considered lacking if I didn't have it?</p>
<p>I really do not know... I'm not sure if I was inducted into NHS at all... I know I didn't put it on my applications though, and I'm positive that it didn't effect me negatively. </p>
<p>Colleges will know, based on your transcript, whether or not you are someone who would have gotten into the NHS. Putting your NHS induction, or saying that you were an "honors student" is simply redundant.</p>
<p>No, not really. Almost all the kids applying at the top are already NHS kids.</p>
<p>I'm not applying to Ivies(at least I don't think), but if many other people have NHS and you don't, will that make them notice something? I just want to be fully convinced that if I don't get in, I don't have too much to worry about. I'm still doing my best to get in though.</p>
<p>You have nothing to worry about... as I said before stating that you were inducted into the NHS is redundant as colleges have your transcript.</p>
<p>I don't think it should make a big difference, unless the reason you didn't get into NHS was a GPA problem? </p>
<p>If your GPA isn't high enough for your school's NHS chapter, then, of course, that will factor in.</p>
<p>I have the highest GPA in my grade, if this pace keeps up, I should get Valedictorian. IT's 4.00 unweighted and I can't remember what it is weighted but it's close to 5.00. The only problem I have with NHS is leadership, as in possibly not meeting the points requirement. For those that got in or had experience, if you fall a few points short of leadership, does that automatically mean you can't get in for sure? I can easily get the 100 minimum points, and you need 20 points minimum for the 4 sections(leadership, service, discipline, scholarship), but the leadership is holding me down.</p>
<p>Ah, then I wouldn't worry. Even if you don't end up in NHS, if your GPA is fine and your community service/leadership experience is about the same, it should not be a problem.</p>
<p>Once again... your leadership positions and activities are on your application.</p>
<p>If you colleges want to find out about your leadership skills they will look at your listed positions/activities, NOT whether or not you got into NHS.</p>
<p>Seriously... this whole thing seems so silly to me. It is like having straight As all throughout high school and listing in your awards list one by one: (Honor Roll Grade 9, Honor Roll Grade 10, Honor Roll Grade 11, Honor Roll Grade 12)</p>
<p>Do most schools require community service? Mine does, and of course it'll come in handy on college applications. I've fixed houses for 8-12 hours on Saturdays since 7th grade(not every Saturday, it was like twice a year), but that would definitely look good. I'm just wondering where I should go for college. Whether I Should stay in my home state of SC or go to the other side of the country in a place like UCLA.</p>
<p>NHS is like being on the Honor Roll as far as commonality in top applicants' files. It's not crucial whatsoever. NHS chapters vary extremely so it's a non-issue. I was never invited to NHS (nor did I care -- was just too busy w/my ECs and having a blast) and got into all the Ivies I applied to.</p>
<p>^Similiar situation as T26E4^</p>
<p>I was invited, but didn't apply for it. I was too busy doing other things. Not having it didn't stop me from getting into MIT/Caltech/UChicago/UMich, the 4 schools I applied to Early (didn't apply anywhere else regular).</p>
<p>Do NOT feel that NHS is a must have for college applications. Colleges do no put emphasis on it. Especially since you are Valedictorian, you're fine. Congrats on that accomplishment by the way!</p>
<p>If they did notice that you did not have NHS and you are Valedictorian, they would probably think that you didn't want to waste your time with resume padding, and had bigger and better things to do! (Of course, it's okay to be in NHS too)</p>
<p>i didnt even mention nhs on my apps</p>
<p>Honestly it depends on your school's NHS chapter. I`m president of mine, for example, and we meet once a week and do many many things for the school and the community. We are much more active than the average chapter. I mentioned all that we do on my app.
If you get on the executive board, that's one more leadership position to talk about on ur college apps.
Whether it helps or not depends on your school, but it certainly cant hurt.</p>
<p>Me and my friend at school both got accepted to Stanford and Princeton. Neither of is in NHS.</p>
<p>Some schools have no chapters, some anyone can get in, some its a poltical thing, some its very active, some its just a list in a file</p>
<p>You GPA will reflect your status..and your other ECs, don't stress on NHS...from reading the many posts on CC about NHS, its just an extra club in many many cases that does little in most cases</p>
<p>and if you can't get in, just see what they do and I bet you another club will do the same thing and if not, no school should have volunteer opportunities that are only available to kids with certain gpa['s- what someone with a B average isn't worthy if helping?</p>
<p>I went through these same thoughts when my son was a junior. So having survived the whole selection/applications/admissions/waitlist/decision last year, I am positive NHS mattered not one bit.</p>
<p>Echoing citygirlmom, don't stress on NHS. You'll see.</p>
<p>LAC's don't seem to care about it either--I got into Pomona, Carleton, Swarthmore, and Wesleyan, among others, without it. I think colleges know that it's not an especially meaningful extracurricular activity--if you're an interesting person with good EC's and good grades, it's primarily redundant.</p>
<p>Just to be redundant and repeat everyone else's answers: NOT AT ALL!</p>
<p>So don't freak out about it. That's definitely what I did all throughout my senior year. What ended up happening was that all my NHS classmates got rejected from their top schools, whereas I did alright for someone who not only was not in NHS, but also never had a leadership position.</p>
<p>NHS is really only about community service... but really, if you're only giving back just because you're in an honor society that makes community service mandatory, then maybe college isn't for you.</p>
<p>that's it...you can do whatever it is that NHS does and actually doing community service because you want to and with a different organiztion is good if not better often anyway</p>
<p>my Ds school doesn't even have a chapter....and its a college prep school. they have some sort of california honor society thing, but it does nothing, there are enough other service clubs to fill any gap not having NHS might create</p>