<p>So apparently my teachers don't hate me and I got inducted. It seems like all that's involved is volunteer work and tutoring (which I don't mind at all).</p>
<p>I understand different NHS chapters have different activities and different goals, but what do you guys think of National Honors Society in general?</p>
<p>It's good to get you in touch with volunteer projects within your community. Not exactly prestigious, but definitely a good organization to be in.</p>
<p>kind of useless, unless you can get pres. or VP.</p>
<p>It's good for the community stuff though.</p>
<p>I got nominated but not in for a lack of "leadership". Considering no one around me is really a leader of any kind, it's kind of a lame excuse. But oh well, congrats for you and anyone else who gets in. It's not that big of a deal but it certainly isn't a bad thing.</p>
<p>It's a complete sham. Last year both the valedictorian and salutatorian were rejected from NHS. This year I am either val or sal and I was rejected from NHS last year. This year I threw the application out right when I got it because if I wasn't good enough for them last year then I don't want to join them this year....it's all too much community service, butt-kissing work...sorry for my rampage but most of the smart kids are not in it.</p>
<p>Well intelligence doesn't necessarily perceive prestige. Look at a lot of the top CEOs today; they have minimal college education or dropped out of college altogetehr. NHS isn't for everyone. Rather, NHS simply brings together a group of students with dynamic focuses in several aspects of life and brings them together to serve the community and fellow students. To me, that's an honor. Do you have to be in NHS to do it? Naw, Key Club does that too. That said, NHS is something nice to have on a resume (not like it actually helps admissions, but it fills up your columns) but I see NHS as a networking and leadership building opportunity.</p>
<p>And no, I didn't get into NHS. :P So don't cry bias on me hahahaha</p>
<p>in my school, over 30% of the school is in NHS -> the only real qualification is to have over a 90.0 average.</p>
<p>We don't even have an NHS at my school...and I didn't even know about it until I came to CC. It's always good to be in an organization that can connect you to community service events and such, though.</p>
<p>I like NHS in my school. It's really the only structured organization for volunteering that we have. Key Club has over 300 members, thus it's impossible to actually sign up for any activity. But NHS has a full schedule of real work to do, which I appreciate.</p>
<p>I think it varies greatly from school to school.</p>
<p>I know some people from different schools that are in NHS and their organizations don't do anything. My own NHS is very involved volunteer-wise, and like Leshachikha's, it's the only volunteering-orientated organization that my school has.</p>
<p>Having said that, I want to just point out that you can volunteer without NHS, and you can be in NHS and not be active at all. It is good for getting people together and offering volunteer opportunities, though.</p>
<p>My school's NHS consists of community service and t-shirts. Then again, so does Beta Club, but at least Beta Club has convention. Eh, depends from school to school and how involved sponsors are willing to be.</p>
<p>I haven't been to an NHS meeting since induction. I didn't mention it anywhere on my college app. Practically anyone with a high enough GPA is automatically in.
So few people care about it at my school that they actually made up a requirement that you had to pay your NHS dues to get into prom.
(And to think that the sophomores are all freaking out over how many teachers will sign their forms...)</p>
<p>It was a waste of my $30.
I didn't even put it on my college application.</p>
<p>Dear Lord. According to our school club policy, it's not even supposed to be allowed(only academic) and it's a community service. But GOD FORBID we have a debate team. <em>steam</em></p>
<p>At some schools, all you need to get in is to have a certain GPA. At mine, you have to compile a ludicrous portfolio etc etc. I got in on the 2nd try though.</p>
<p>a778999..why did you pay money? its a school organization. are you confusing NHS with National Honor Roll?</p>
<p>At my school you need a certain GPA to be nominated but then you need to do this whole extensive application to get in. I really don't see the point except that most people are going to be in it so you might as well be too. That is most people applying to top colleges.</p>
<p>Well, at my old school (i went to middle school and they had a highschool attached) it wasn't a big deal at all-literally NO meetings, just needed 85 average in ANY track (including taking no foreign language, etc). </p>
<p>At my high school, it's sort of crazy. Like you have to be a "leader" at any EC, 85 average, write tons of essays, get nominated, and do 10 hours each of community service IN school and then OUT of school. Plus, you have to sacrifice any study halls you have to tutoring and get in trouble for actually wanting to use your halls.</p>
<p>At my school, it doesn't take a whole lot to get in, a certain GPA (3.6 or 3.8 in a school withour weighted grades) and a really easy app (one paragraph about something?). Since almost anyone can get the required GPA, there isn't a whole lot of prestige in being in NHS. There are volunteer hour requirements to stay in, but since I do that already, NHS is basically worthless.</p>
<p>Oh yeah and in order to get credit they need to make donations to charities....my friend told me he's given them over $150 this year just so he doesn't get kicked out for not helping.</p>