Has anyone heard anything about this? Apparently they want me to pay $45 for membership but they say that I will have access to some scholarships. Is this thing legit or not? Their website is nshss.org
Thanks a lot… please don’t reply with stuff like “all those things are useless scams” I would prefer if you actually knew the organization I am talking about.
<p>I am a memeber of it and i think it's not a scam. My guidance councelor reassure me and said that it might be a new program and that new programs pop up all the time. She said that it look "very official."</p>
<p>It may not be a scam but really, what does it say about you except that you paid the $45 bucks.</p>
<p>And how could it even begin to count as much as your SATs, GPA, Teacher Recs, ECs, etc.</p>
<p>It's useless. Actually it may make you look gullible.</p>
<p>Don't pay for it. . . .they just want money.</p>
<p>Business people know that people buy things if they label it as an exclusive merit-based opportunity.</p>
<p>However, do you really think that spending the $45 just to say you're a member is going to help you in college admissions?</p>
<p>Lots of scams look official. . . . . .maybe it isn't a scam, but either way, I don't think it will help any resume.</p>
<p>lol i don't need help in admissions. i'm a senior and about to get my rejections in like 2 weeks. i was wondering whether this "society" is of any use for scholarships.</p>
<p>I don't think it will help. It's just another name of an organization to put down, it's not like you'd be active within the organization, because I'd bet that the organization doesn't actually do anything.</p>
<p>So, maybe if the scholarship board doesn't know what it means and just assumes it's something of value? I think if someone on the selection committee knows what it is, it will not help you.</p>
<p>If the organization was legitimate, I don't think they would ask for so much money just to put your name on the roster. It doesn't really make sense for a legitimate organization to do that.</p>
<p>Blarney, if no other person is going to hit you with the blunt truth w/o a wavering uncertainty surrounding it, please listen to me carefully: IT IS AN OUTRIGHT SCAM. Nothing more to it- NOTHING. dripdrop, you need to educate your counselor this time, if she cannot see through these scam organizations with their false presentation of "authenticity" which are nothing more than money sharks who are out there to rip off the naive. This is worse than Who's Who, because they charge you a membership fee. You know its truly pathetic when one scam organization rants about the other: Who's Who says you shouldn't fall for the scam that you should have to pay for recognition while nshss talks about how they aren't there to bait you into eventually purchasing some yearbook.</p>
<p>Blarney, if you are doing it for the scholarship opportunities, there are plenty of sources out there that are free (which they should be to begin with). One of your primary sources should be your school counselor, who should at least be knowledgeable about the local scholarship opportunities. Some high schools have a career center, and they're almost always on top of scholarship opportunities- whether it is local, state, or national. A great online resource is <a href="http://www.fastweb.com%5B/url%5D">www.fastweb.com</a>. These sources alone provide a vastly greater pool of opportunity than just one scholarship opportunity built upon the money made from scamming others. Keep your $45.</p>