<p>how important is being in nhs? If I don't make it in, are my chances for admission to top schools lowered by a lot?</p>
<p>NHS varies with the school regarding admissions. In my school it's a joke; 3 people I personally know who cheat on half of the tests (I know they cheat because they do it off of me) got in, but a girl I know who played 6 sports, raised about a thousand dollars for charity, had a 3.8 uw gpa and never cheated in her life got rejected because she apparently didn't possess enough 'character.' No lie. </p>
<p>I doubt it'll be important. It's just pomp and circumstance in my school at least.</p>
<p>lol i see, thanks... i feel that i don't have much of a chance to get in because my teachers don't know me very well</p>
<p>If schools are considering it, that's crap. In my school I think we had over 75 people getin. It was basically have a 93 gpa lie about 30 hours of community service (I didn't but most did) and turn inthe application and you're in. If this is going to help people in my school get into a college they definitely don't deserve, there's something wrong. I wouldn't worry.</p>
<p>At my school, you had to have at least a 3.5 WEIGHTED and up to get in--it's a joke.</p>
<p>my school apparently had a very serious application process. 3.75 w GPA and 10 recommendations from 10 teachers (you applied in junior year, so about 2/3 of all your teachers). Each recommendation had 4 categories with 1-4 rating. They took the averages of every category and you needed more than 3.75 to get in. If 2 teachers didn't like you, you basically didn't get in. Lovely.</p>
<p>Daaang, Enderkin, 10 recommendations? We needed 2, one from a teacher and one from a community service leader. I think it's a little unfair for people who had to go through such a strenuous admittance process to be grouped in the same place with NHS people like me, who had to have a 3.5 UW and write an essay (along with two recommendations). It was really easy to pick and choose people you knew liked you and almost everybody who applied got in. I think NHS should have universal standards so colleges know when they look at an NHS EC that they're looking at so-and-so type of student.</p>
<p>I think NHS is a joke. In our school its just a 90 and some credits. Basically you play one sport and have above a 90 ur in. I doubt me not being in it will affect me.</p>
<p>the saddest thing about my school's NHS chapter is that half of the people in it are not honorable in any respect.</p>
<p>I think it varies at each school beacause at my school, you need a 93 average to get in, and you do a lot of service. I didn't get leading up to my junior year, so I worked really hard junior year to get in, and at my school, it is a big deal. It makes me kind of cringe to hear people who cheat and get in so I geuss it varies at each school.</p>
<p>At my school it's like 20 kids - pretty elite. So list it if you have extra room, but not having it won't hurt you in the slightest!</p>
<p>It really depends on the school. At my school, it's very competitive to get in (there's an interview and everything). I don't think just putting NHS member on an application will help you at all, but what would help you is what you do as a member: in my school we organize a lot of events and fundraisers that take a lot of effort and time; that's what looks good on applications.</p>
<p>NHS isn't very important...it's basically just a way to do community service. If you already have great academics and plenty of hours, you'll probably be fine...</p>
<p>In my school they claim to take it very seriously, but it's just a 3.5 UW average and 20 hours of community service, with a few signatures from a principal, guidance counselor, and two teachers. One person was turned away because a teacher didn't think he should be in, but his parents called the school, and he got in. I think 100+ people got in out of 450 in my class. I claim grade inflation, but I'm told that my school has very smart students.</p>
<p>In my school NHS and all the Honor Societies are jokes. They accept basically anyone who has the GPA (which is like an 89.5 or something like that) and pays the dues. </p>
<p>It's strange how NHS is so competitive in certain schools and so, not, in others. Do colleges know this?</p>
<p>I sure hope they do...</p>
<p>um..my school doesnt have NHS,can i apply throught their site or sumtin?</p>
<p>i think its by chapter only. don't bother, dude. it's not important at all.</p>
<p>They will know depending on how many people list it. I mean in our school it is well over 100. Thats a lot. NHS just shows you had a high average and good activities something your transcript and resume would show just fine.</p>
<p>Reading some of these, our school is about midway -- there are about 60 people in it, but only about 70% get the credit. Just being in it isn't enough. You have to have a 3.7GPA (I think) and actually do your 50 hours of community service, lol they call you on it if you lie- it's pretty monitored. </p>
<p>Our society also feeds into a tutoring center, so i spent alot of my hours helping children learn to read; or singing hymn type songs at a rest home on sundays.</p>
<p>So, not the best at our school, but I like being able to have a resource help me help others.</p>
<p>-Blake</p>