<p>At my school everyone joins for the name, not the service. Even the coordinators are hyped about the name, but at my school anyone with the right GPA seems to get in-mostly because so few meet the minimum requirements. </p>
<p>There are other clubs I can gain a better experience working with others who are actually passionate about service. I haven't joined NHS because of this, but on CC it seems standard for so many and I was wondering if NHS actually is a plus on apps, or if it's a standard reflection of academics and service that could be obtained through other clubs..?</p>
<p>At my school NHS is as simple as getting a 3.7 weighted GPA and doing 20 service hours first semester junior year. If you don't meet them junior year, you can still get in first semester senior if you have the GPA. Here joining NHS is really nothing more than a title and there is only one real service that you are obligated to do, which is usher for school events at least once. That's it. I don't know how involved your schools NHS is involved, but if I were you, I would go into the other clubs where you can get a better experience and better shows your passions on paper. At top colleges, NHS won't really matter because practically every qualified applicant will be in NHS.</p>
<p>Yeah I applied with a mixture of those clubs and then some that would demonstrate academics. Thanks for your response, I was interested in seeing how people perceived NHS. My school seems similar to yours. And I know, everyone seems to be in it, but I didn't know if because I wasn't that I would appear as "unqualified", because it looks like I didn't get in or something.</p>
<p>oh wow. NHS at my school is way tough. it's called like the "elitist club" or something, lol. we (advisor/officers) have to check that applicants have 75 hours of comm serv hours from both school AND community. and then we have to check for GPA requirement (3.5 cumul), citizenship requirement, and then call up all their contacts from their e.c. activities columns, so on and so forth...</p>
<p>NHS is really selective at my school and a really big committment, but it's not like colleges will know unless they do major profiling on your school. I've gotten into many colleges without NHS, and the same can be said for many other people. I don't think NHS is a deal breaker for anyone.</p>
<p>Well it really depends. I would say NHS is important, just like any club is important. I find many people on CC who tend to underrate NHS, while there are also those who overrate the society. These different rating is also common at schools.</p>
<p>Yeah..I guess that's the question: Is it overrated or underrated?
High School NHS variations (expressed by monica, eliza and disasterpiece) could answer this question, but no matter if it is a time commitment or not, "NHS" is still "NHS" when colleges see your apps. Maybe it depends on the college like disaterpiece mentioned (not heavily weighed in top schools), or how you utilize it in your app if it is a huge time commitment.</p>
<p>It sees like NHS is, for the most part, an overused and unnecessary EC where students are simply part of a group and perform absolutely no action. But that's just how I see it.</p>
<p>ive come to the understanding that NHS as an ec for the top colleges is sort of an understood. so many people have it that it has sort of become an understanding. IMO, not having it could be a negative aspect of your application if your school has one.</p>
<p>I joined NHS two years ago and haven't heard from them since. Its a joke at my school, apparently there are things you have to do, but I have never gone to a meeting or done anything related, yet I'm still a member.</p>
<p>In my OP I said I chose not to join NHS, and I believe word is saying that since it is offered at my school it will be looked down on..because/despite that the majority of applicants are in NHS.</p>