<p>I've searched around and found that some schools seem to think that NHS is important, but a lot of them also don't think so. I am the treasurer of NHS this year at my school, but I honestly don't want to go anymore. I'm sick of the club and I recognize both the failures of the organization and my unwillingness to be a real part of it anymore. I've already applied to all of my colleges and listed that I am the treasurer of NHS. I have a 4.0 unweighted, I've taken or am taking all of the AP classes my school offers aside from Spanish. If I either stop going to meetings or just drop out of NHS, do you think there is any chance the colleges could hear about this? Would someone have to specifically send a letter, and is it likely that anyone would do this? If they did hear about it, do you think it would look negative? If so, should I just wait until I am accepted to the colleges I've chosen before I drop out of NHS?</p>
<p>Thanks for your advice. Sorry for all of the questions. Let me know if you need anymore clarifications.</p>
<p>NHS is one of the more meaningless “EC’s” one could possibly have. Unless you get a lot of service hours from this club or have any real benefits of going besides seeing friends/classmates with the same GPA as you, there’s really no point. So many qualified people are in NHS that colleges look at it as practically nothing.</p>
<p>Lol, unless someone who just completely hates you reports that you did then you might get in trouble but if not, don’t worry. If i were you, I’d politely do it by just resigning…rather than just stop going. No, a teacher wouldn’t send a letter if that’s what you’re saying. A student might just to give you some probs but I doubt anybody is that much of a ******. Overall, maybe you should just wait until you’re accepted unless you didn’t apply ED/EA.</p>
<p>Quitting something MIDSTREAM you’ve committed to is simply not a good idea, or pattern you want to establish in your life. You are not simply an attending member, you are an officer – a LEADER. Leaders don’t quite midstream. You agreed to be treasurer (I assume in May of last year?). I doubt much has changed in the NHS other than your getting bored with it. Now you’ve discovered colleges don’t actually care about NHS, and so POOF, screw this. </p>
<p>Your post comes across is selfish, childish, and spoiled. I’m sure you’re not this way, but you can see my point.</p>
<p>You are an officer, and made a commitment to lead. Instead of quitting midstream, identify ways that the NHS at your school can become a more meaningful organization, and work to accomplish that.</p>
<p>If you allow yourself to quit midstream in this small matter, what are you going to do when you get bored in the future in more important matters in which people are depending on you? Parenting? Marriage? Project at Work? Sporting team? Charitable project? Are you going to throw up your arms, pitch a fit, say you don’t FEEL LIKE IT ANYMORE, and bail?</p>
<p>Well put DunninLA. I would also point out that you took the position that other students would have liked. Why don’t you change your attitude and take it as a personal challenge to improve the club?</p>
<p>One reason colleges may not think NHS is very important is that different chapters are run differently. At some high schools, NHS is apparently just an honor society. At others, NHS is very active in assisting with graduation, school projects and community service. Because individual chapters can be so different, colleges won’t refuse to admit someone who is not in NHS or automatically admit someone who is.</p>
<p>However, agreeing to serve in a leadership position in NHS and then quitting because you don’t like it is an entirely different matter. </p>
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<p>YES. Your NHS advisor and the recommenders who wrote that you are a giving, unselfish and dedicated person won’t like it either.</p>
<p>Stick out the semester. Give notice and time for them to find a replacement for the next semester. As long as they can find a good replacement, then you are not letting anyone down.</p>