<p>I am a Senior in High School, and although I'm a fairly decent student (I'm in/have been in a lot of Honors/AP classes), I have what you could call a Math deficiency: I try my damndest, but I'm just terrible at it. Because of my utter lack of skill in this one particular class, my GPA suffers, and I am denied an overall average of 90 or above, a requirement for NHS here. (I believe in some schools it's actually an 85, which I'd be able to get into NHS with if that were the case here). </p>
<p>I'm also a New York resident looking to apply to several SUNY schools (I've pretty much narrowed it down to Binghamton, Purchase, Albany, and New Paltz). I'm pretty well-rounded (Cross Country, Youth in Government, Young Progressives, Photo Club, Newspaper club, SADD), but I'm afraid the lack of NHS will hold me back and possibly screw me over. How worried should I be? Is NHS really that important?</p>
<p>I think you'll be alright even if you don't have NHS. Explain the math thing if you decide to do interviews. Don't make excuses, but a lot of people can sympathise with "I have trouble understanding math." Heck, I sympathise with you! That's the only reason I couldn't get a 4.0 last year for quarter grades!</p>
<p>Yeah, I have trouble with math too. At my school, though, one only needs a 3.6 cumulative GPA.
The math section of the SAT destroyed me, though, so I sympathize.</p>
<p>You only need a 3.0 in my school, but that by no means it's easy to get into. You have to be incredibly involved and active in your classes, no matter what level they are, as long as you portray their four pillars of excellence or whatever. I didn't get in my junior year, we'll see this year. It's kind of a big deal in my school, not about academics, but the whole idea of "excellence." Athletic stars and cheerleaders are usually the ones who get NHS as juniors, and then the "other people" usually join in the next year. The person who's been #1 for the past three years did not get NHS. So, yeah, it's way past academics here.</p>
<p>I hope I get it this year, but again, we'll see. Mainly because it'd be nice to be recognized AND at my school NHS members are announced first at graduation. No waiting! Yes! </p>
<p>Well, it's top 25 and then NHS... but I didn't get top 25 =/</p>
<p>I've been nominated into NHS, but I have no clue what the standards are. I'm a senior, and my mom was thrilled when we got the letter, but I have a feeling I'll get kicked out by next quarter because of all my classes...eeeek</p>
<p>NHS only requires an 85 average and 2 activities. Some schools also make students apply to NHS, but my school doesnt even do that. Everyone who fulfills the requirements gets in. It doesnt seem too important.</p>
<p>for my school you have to have an 89.5 average or higher. More than half of my class qualified so they even rejected some people to bring it down to about 30 (about a quarter of the class)</p>
<p>Yeah NHS doesn't seem that important. I think it depends on what they do. Before your junior year ask what important activities they did. If they seem good and fun then join it. If not then I wouldn't join it. Mainly it's just volunteering hours. I think it's like 35 per semester.</p>
<p>Our school sets a standard of something in the high 3s range to get into NHS. But it doesn't really make it selective because grade inflation is uncontrollable.</p>
<p>wow....my school's NHS is so much more involved than some of the ones i have read about.... we are constantly doing community service....almost every weekend we have an event.....although our club only requires 20 hours per semester, our average members serve over 100 hours with our club alone. Last year, I served over 200 hours with my NHS.<br>
Our club is pretty selective too...3.5 unweighted GPA, required leadership positions in other activities, involvement in other clubs, and about 100 hrs of community service...only about 9 out of about 500 juniors get in each year, and about 14 seniors get in each year....
Our school's NHS is one of the top organizations at our school currently</p>
<p>Yeah, it definitely is. At my school you need an 88 cumulative average (how does that work out on a 4.0 scale?), and then you can apply. They look at leadership, ECs, and a personal statement... but like 60 people get in out of about 400 (juniors).</p>
<p>Wow, at my school you need a 3.5, and then you write an autobiographical essay that also includes what being in NHS mean to you, fill out an application with all extracurriculars which have to be signed off by your advisors or guidance counselor. After that, everyone that had ever had teaching or extracurricular experience with you rates your character on a score of 1-4. IF your character score average is too low, you don't get in. Finally, they rate your essay on the same basis using a 5 teacher commitee. Then they include your GPA. If the average of all three is 3.25 or above, then you get in.</p>
<p>So yeah...I guess it's a bigger deal at my school...</p>
<p>Here a 3.4 is required, but it's done by application, with several things being numerically weighted, so the real required gpa, unless one has done many activities is about 3.6. Still, we have over 100 kids in NHS.</p>