<p>How important is NHS on the applications? I DIDN'T GET IN AGAIN MY SENIOR YEAR!! It probably looks bad that I'm not in considering I am captain of the football and basketball team and am ranked 3rd in my class. Allegedly, I didn't get in because I got caught drinking soph year but I haven't drank since and I got the whole fball team to stop drinking (my coach even told the NHS bastards that) but the stubborn ass holes denied me again.</p>
<p>I am just scared that it will hinder my chances of being accepted to ND. I have a 31 on my act so I am right on the bubble, and this NHS thing ****es me off so I was wondering if anyone has any clue how important or unimportant NHS is to ND admissions (do all schools have it or not? could i just be a kid from a school that doesn't have it!?)... thanks</p>
<p>I got rejected from NHS.</p>
<p>I'm top 10%.</p>
<p>I only played one year of JV soccer.</p>
<p>I think you're safe, buddy.</p>
<p>yeah i really don't think it's that big of a deal</p>
<p>Doesn't do much. I didn't bother.</p>
<p>I think that that colleges in the same league of ND realize/ expect that you have the 3.5 gpa or what ever it is that would qualifiy you for nhs....
Personally I am in it... but from what I heard... it doesnt help that much</p>
<p>If it's any consolation, NHS at my high school was a joke. Admissions focuses more on what you did do than trying to find things that you didn't, so don't worry!</p>
<p>it's not a big deal at all. especially because schools have all different criteria for NHS admittance. from my school anyone with a >90 got in almost automatically...at my sisters school, it was more or less just a handful of the very top students. </p>
<p>i think it's just one of those things that can merely help.</p>
<p>I wouldn't worry about it. From what I have read they almost assume that applicants are in it. What bothers me though is that NHS can vary so much at different schools. My daughter's chapter is really active. They run 3 HUGE fundraisers for charity and all members must comply with mandatory tutoring. My daughter has tutored for two years, sometimes as early as 6:00 in the morning! I guess you could explain this somehow, but, still, it kind of bothers me that at a lot of schools it is just a title...</p>
<p>Like it's been said, NHSes vary so much. I'm president of NHS now, but it was a complete joke last year. We barely did anything. It's easy to get in but people won't find the time to get involved. That being said, whenever I read somebody's stats that they posted on this board and it says NHS, I question their involvement. Which is why I don't feel like it is a big factor in admission.</p>
<p>hmmm.. NHS is pretty involved at my school.......
Ive have done ID say close to 60 hours of tutoring..... and we must have 20 hours of community service</p>
<p>I was rejected too. The sad part is that our NHS president is getting a "D" in one of their classes.</p>
<p>hahah....... way to set an example ...lozzzzzz</p>
<p>I know. Yet the kid ranked first in our class gets rejected.</p>
<p>wow... seems thats wierd</p>
<p>Yeah, the validity of the NHS at my school is questionsble.</p>
<p>in our school it is mandatory to have >95, and compeltel 10hrs a semester of community service. We are very involved. But since our class is so small, there is only about 8 of us. We hold 3 major blood drives and tutor alot. We also have two big faculty breakfasts a year. Its pretty fun. But to be accepted int he beginning you have to be able to claim already 10hrs of community service since the beginning of high school. thats way alot of our top students have been rejected.</p>
<p>NHS at our daughter's school is among the most active student organizations, and much is expected of them. That's got a lot to do with the faculty moderator, who stays on top of the officers and members, and expects them to be involved in a number of school activities and events. My daughter is an officer, and I know much is expected of her.</p>
<p>Most students know if their GPA is not in range for membership. The other hurdle to overcome is the faculty vote. If more than a certain number of faculty members voice objection to a given student when prospective names are listed, that student is denied entry. One teacher alone can't block an NHS member, but something like four or so can. Both my kids got in first try, but there are a number of high achieving students with grades well within range, who were blocked by the requisite number of teachers, I would guess, for attitude and behavior in the classroom. I can think of one that I wouldn't have blocked if I were a teacher, the other I would have.</p>
<p>I personally was denied entrance to NHS my junior year. Given my GPA and level of involvement in the school, I feel pretty safe in presuming that this was because I had a tendency to speak my mind in ways some faculty members did no appreciate. I did get in my senior year, however. Either I must have become more guarded with my opinions (doubtful! :)), the teachers in question changed their mind about me, or the teachers left the school.</p>
<p>I don't know how much of a statement NHS is to ND, as chapters vary so widely in their selection process and requirements. At the high school level, though, it often seems to be a hammer with which to knock the mouthy ones in line. Some deserve it. Some don't. I probably did--but I guess only for a year!</p>
<p>Not a big deal in the college admissions game because it’s varies so much from school to school. It’s not like it used to be! I think passionate community service, EC participation and SAT scores are a lot more important in admissions.</p>
<p>I think NHS is more of a scam than anything. At my school at least it seems like free labor for the school and it costs a lot of money to stay in. (“Required” monetary support of fundraisers/projects/etc.)</p>
<p>Huh, old thread.</p>
<p>NHS isn’t important. At my school, they do nothing, besides hang around the Red Cross across from the school and “volunteer” (move a couple boxes and wait a few hours to meet their quota). I wasn’t invited, because I didn’t have a 3.5 GPA at the beginning of my sophomore year, but I still got into ND (not legacy, racial minority, or athlete).</p>