<p>Hey guys,</p>
<p>so today I got this package from People to People International and they make it sounds like it's this awesome thing. So what is it really? Is it prestigious at all? They invite me to participate and it sounds like I would def get a place if I applied. So is that something you can put on your app or just another scam like, say, ... book award, ^^?</p>
<p>It's not a scam but it's not prestigious or selective</p>
<p>By applied, do you mean pay for? It looks fine on an application, but so does working in your community.</p>
<p>What about the national honor roll? My son gets so many of these things that I don't know what is legitimately an honor, rather than just mass mailing.</p>
<p>Yea, so it's probably just a way to lure ppl. I'm not gonna apply anyway, I was just curious. So it is purely based on your SAT scores? They said that they got my details from CB.</p>
<p>CMA1- National Honor Roll is basically a scam. They sell those giant telephone-book sized "lists" of the Honor Roll, and while a lot of people who receive the information are probably legitimately at the top of the nationwide GPA pool, a lot of them aren't. My friend received mail for National Honor Roll and she has a 2.75. National Honor Roll is similar to National Who's Who. It sounds excellent to most, but college admissions officers know that it's basically worthless. If your son has a high GPA, the AOs will be able to see that he is intelligent and has a high GPA. The title is unnecessary. </p>
<p>The People to People thing does sound awesome in the brochures and things, but so do most of those conferences. Also, they all are pretty expensive, usually more than $1000 for a week. I think that you could probably do just as much without spending $1000 that would be more worthy than the People to People conference, but that's just my two cents.</p>
<p>Yea, so true. They're all pretty expensive. I mean I wouldn't go anyway, cos I live in Europe, but yea... thx for the input guys</p>
<p>Is the National Honor Society the same thing as National Honor roll? If not, how prestigious is NHS?</p>
<p>National Honor Society is usually determined by school...or at least I think it is. My friends at other high schools in my area have really silly NHS chapters where all you have to do is like, pay $5 to be in it. At my school, you have to maintain a 3.5 GPA (which admittedly isn't THAT high), but you also have to do a LOT of community service. If you don't do all of it, you're put on probation and then you're eventually kicked out. The actual NHS is probably different, but I know that the rigor of each school's chapter is determined by the school.</p>
<p>My 3 kids constantly got those People to People things, beginning in middle school. The youngest always enjoyed getting invitations that her older siblings had also. My S even got one to travel Europe playing bball - we really laughed at that one coz his school doesn't even let him play bball in gym class due to medical issues... definitely not selective. VERY expensive. Notice they don't supply that info. You have to attend a mtg to find out. We know a kid that went and enjoyed it. Consider it an expensive trip.</p>
<p>Our HS's NHS is also intense. Lots of top kids don't get selected due to all the requirements, esp service at school and in the community. Can't just do things, need to show leadership also. Once in, everyone must complete monthly service commitments. I think you need a 90 at least.</p>
<p>Thanks for the response. I think we will skip the national honor roll. In our school, the National Honor Society is very selective. Last year, only 13 kids out of 300 were admitted. They look strongly at character and actually will often call to confirm you actually did the community service you claim. The kid who is claiming to be half African American (he isn't) on his apps didn't get into our NHS.</p>