<p>This thread makes me laugh. Thanks for sharing the story. I would guess Cornell admissions had the same reaction. At my high school, you didn’t apply to be in NHS, you were automatically enrolled based on GPA. Therefore, while you can maybe be kicked out for not meeting the internal requirements of your school, this shouldn’t reflect poorly on you. Last I checked, you can’t be forced to participate in extra-curriculars. What’s further ridiculous is that your school allowed this advisor to send letters to colleges. I’m assuming a lot of parents were angry about this and the administration in your school deserves public shaming.</p>
<p>But no, you wouldn’t win in a court of law. Cornell is not obligated to admit you, and an advisor can send any letter they want. You would win in the court of the public opinion because what your school did is ridiculous. If the parents haven’t already complained, encourage them too.</p>
<p>Cornell would probably laugh at the the advisor. They would probably suspect the advisor anyway once they see that 44/50 members are inactive. That’s a huge number…</p>
<p>^^ How Is Cornell going to know how many members are inactive?</p>
<p>i could be totally wrong here, but im guessing your admit decision was almost completely based on gpa/test scores/curriculum/essay/and what they needed in the class. dont take this the wrong way but NHS and similar EC’s probably have almost no weight in decisioning. as such, losing your NHS status (save for criminal reasons) may not carry much weight in any recission considerations. all the best</p>