<p>Hi guys, I'm about 17 and a half, a junior in High school. Today I got a letter and I was nominated for recognition for the 07-08 The Who's Who Registry of Academic Excellence High School edition. I'm not really sure what this is; it says it's free for inclusion in the book and that I will be eligible for the Student Scholarship Foundation.</p>
<p>In psychology/sociology class, I learned that the "Who's Who" is a book that has a list of "new money" people in that people with personal achievements and stuff. You guys think I should do it? It does seem to be free and I guess it'd be nice to put this on my college resumes lol. I've had bunch of LeadAmerica Youth Conference nominations... and I've seen buncha people on the net get that also. But I havent seen people get this. What do ya'll think? Please give me some feedback!!</p>
<p>The Who's Who Registry of Academic Excellence is a scam. It is not an honor and you will definately waste time and money(trust me it is not completely free) if you get involved with them.</p>
<p>I thought it was an honor when I got that in the mail...but then a few years later my little sister got the same thing....she has below average grades and isn't involved in anything besides hanging out and other average teenage past times...lol, it proved how much of a scam it is</p>
<p>I paid for it thinking it was worth it and then my counselor said it was a filler on an application basically. You can pay it to get a chance to apply for the scholarship but NEVER PURCHASE additional purchase. Colleges don't give a "@#@#!" about this award.</p>
<p>...My (undeserving) sister just got the leadership conference thing in the mail yesterday! There was an official certificate inside congratulating her on being invited to the program...even she knew it was a joke. Its sad, though, because I was really excited when I received these kinds of things in years past...and some people in my school thought that they were so prestigious because their parents actually forked over the $$ to send them to the conferences...its not fair how companies use our desperation to get accepted to top colleges, we become so vulnerable, then they ring us for money! =(</p>
<p>OK, here's the deal...they buy names from mailing lists. Sorry to burst your bubble.</p>
<p>Now, there are three people in my family.
-Myself.
-My brother.
-My imaginary twin sister, who has the same personal info as me except she is female and her name is a one letter misspelling of my own bought from a catalog (stupid Sharper image)</p>
<p>All of us ended up on that mailing list. That's right, they my imaginary sister was at the top of her class, academically achieving and a future leader!</p>
<p>Other amusing anecdotes:
-My imagniary sister will look great thanks to all of the prom catalogs.
-A talent searcher saw my imaginary sister at the mall (or, so the letter claims) and she can be the next Miss America.
-My imaginary sister can find discipline in the Army, the National Guard, or the Navy.
-My imaginary twni sister needs SAT tutoring.
-Other numerous similar offers to what is described in this thread.</p>
<p>It's a scam, everyone gets them, don't waste your money. The trips aren't that bad but they cost a lot and add zero to your college application. For the $3,000 they charge you to take a trip you can go on a family vacation for a week.</p>
<p>CoopJust, it sounds like you are putting too much pressure on your imaginary sister. First she's supposed to be a beauty pageant winner then a member of the armed forces...poor little dear!</p>
<p>Hey, it's not my fault that my imaginary sister is an overachiever! She's at the top of her class (according to Who's Who), stunningly beautiful (according to Mrs. Teen USA), and she has the capabilities to learn leadership in the National Guard! </p>
<p>Its a scam. I remember this one time my friend started to cry because she got an F and she was afraid that it would jeopardize her place in the book. I swear I thought she was going to commit suicide. She ended up getting it again, so we know its a scam.</p>
<p>^
uh did you just not read the board? it's an useless scam</p>
<p>@ OP:
"had bunch of LeadAmerica Youth Conference nominations... "
are we allowed to right that as an 'award' on your college apps? I got a bunch of those and never went, so I was wondering if being 'nominated' counts. Would it look like I'm padding my profile?</p>
<p>I got accepted 8 times lol i called the guys up and said stop sending me friggen letter its just a stupid scam and then i never got a letter again and to even prove its a scam it said that they sent there book to the library of congress i even went there( i went there in 8th grade on a field trip ) there was no book made by them so its a super scam so it g<em>a</em>y and everyone there should go die in a whole then when my sister got accepted (she was in 7th grade at the time) i flipped out so bad and then i called them up again and swore at them and i have not gotten a singel letter again and niether did my sister (but she should get a real letter for something like this her lowest grade was a*94* she is a beeping genius she once got a 107 on her report card)</p>