<p>How important is National Honors Society considered in Columbia's admissions? I was almost certain that I was a sure lock for it with my high GPA and stellar EC's, but apparently a load of bureaucratic nonsense got in the way of my induction and now I'm frozen out due to a school administration that takes itself far to seriously and is way more political than a high school administration should be. Am i screwed?</p>
<p>I don't think it matters...at all.</p>
<p>National Honor society, at least in my school, requires a 3.5 GPA and 60 hours of community service, and some paperwork, and then automatically (almost) admits you. Then, it does absolutely nothing worth mentioning. I'm not even sure I listed it on all my apps.</p>
<p>If I were an admissions officer, I'd not care a whit. You aren't screwed, you shouldn't worry at all. At my school, we were even told that we shouldn't join for resume-building (though we all did), because colleges only cared about the service we did (through NHS), as opposed to the mere fact of membership.</p>
<p>Is it bad if I have never ever heard of the National Honors Society at all...? >>;</p>
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<p>And I doubt they'd even notice. It's not like they're consciously thinking about what useless junk you're <em>not</em> in.</p>
<p>Honestly, I don't even think NHS is that important. Pratically EVERYONE in my school gets in, and I assure you.... a lot of those people don't deserve. All you need in my school is membership in 2 clubs and a 90 or high GPA. Most people fit the requirements.</p>
<p>ahahahahahaaha.</p>
<p>hahaha.</p>
<p>ha. this is funny.. :)</p>
<p>national honors society. does. NOTHING.
there is little "prestige" if any. you might get a NHS scholarship out of it if you're the president or otherwise impressive to the overlord scholarship drones. My NHS accomplished nothing...not even weekly meetings happened.
but really, nobody who's in the club even cares.</p>