<p>How important is NHS for getting into/getting scholarships for college? I'm a junior and I think I'll get in next year, but I'm not too sure. I'm a straight A student with a gpa of 5.0, full IB, peer tutor, vice president of our FBLA chapter and involved in other EC's.</p>
<p>Why wouldn't u get in?</p>
<p>Yeah, unless you didn't turn in the entry form, you should be in already.</p>
<p>I hate NHS. I know plenty of students who got into top colleges without being in NHS. Still, its such an easy EC to be a part of I'd do it.</p>
<p>(Edit, I do do it. I'm in NHS right now)</p>
<p>Almost everyone that is eligible gets in, essentially.</p>
<p>Yeah, at my school, NHS has become gradually less and less selective...so now, basically, all you have to do is apply before the deadline is up and you're in... :-P</p>
<p>Ha, not at my school. NHS is taken waaay too seriously here. Students in the top 1% percentile got rejected. We have a committee that looks at not only academics, but leadership, service, and ECs as well. Personally, I think they take it a little too far, as I am seeing schools that automatically accept students that are academically strong. Only 20 people (out of 660) are chosen every year. At my school, applying to NHS is like applying to college.</p>
<p>At mine you can BS everything... being in NHS = having 10 hrs of comm service, 3.5 GPA, 2 clubs (any amt of participation), and teachers that tolerate you.</p>
<p>Pointless, 1st in my class and 4.0 gpa, Eagle Scout, etc. and NOT in NHS. It didn't hurt when I applied for college, got in 9/9 colleges and hasn't been a problem for scholarships. So if you get in Kudos, if not whatever.</p>
<p>at my school NHS is crazy selective. they reject more than half of the applicants. i wasn't in NHS and i was accepted to swarthmore (which is a highly competitive school) so i'm not sure how important it is.</p>
<p>i guess i should say that i did make NHS in my senior year though (but it wasn't on my transcript so my colleges didn't see this)</p>
<p>Well, there are certain issues that arose right before my induction, that I will not discuss here, so the sponsor will not let me be in this year.</p>
<p>A general rule of college apps is that being in NHS won't give u a boost and not being in it won't hurt you.</p>
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My school's just like that</p>
<p>It is a pretty big thing at my school. It isn't that hard to be qualified, but they do turn down quite a few of the qualified individuals. They base it on four different things: Academics, Leadership, Scholarship, and can't think of the other thing... But you have to have a 3.5 GPA. They also send out memos to teachers and request them to grade the individuals based on the four characteristics. If the teachers do not give them a 70% average, they are automatically unqualified for NHS. </p>
<p>They try to make it a big surprise before the "big" induction. The night before they go around the city posting signs in the people's yards that are being inducted.</p>
<p>So, it is quite a big deal at my school, yet the qualifications are quite easy to achieve...</p>