<p>does NHS really count for anything? in my school it's selected based on gpa, 3.5 or above and leadership/community service...</p>
<p>however, neither me nor most of my 4.0 gpa, 200+volunteer hour, president of club, sport playing, instrument wielding, asian friends got in. which is really stupid. but that's another story. </p>
<p>and previous VPs and Pres. of NHS in my school went to "okay" schools. i was pretty upset b/c i was overqualified, but it didn't seem to affect admissions that much so w/e.</p>
<p>It doesn't count for too much. It really depends on what your school's NHS does. Mine tutors other kids after school and visits nursing homes or something.</p>
<p>Depends. Just being a member of it probably won't matter for much. Usual qualifications are an 85 average and involvement in two clubs (stats that 99% of kids applying to selective colleges will have anyways). I don't know why your schools is so picky in selecting members.<br>
My school doesn't have a student government, so I'm hoping being NHS president will be viewed as tanamount to student body president in other schools. In that case NHS might help a good amount.</p>
<p>Hope that it dosen't count for much since at my D's school you need a 3.85 to get in (Plus loads of community service).</p>
<p>They do such useless service, though. I've put in, like, 100+ hours tutoring people in my free time, and for my school, that counts for 2pts, less than what one would get donating cans of soup. And the stupid scavenger hunts....arrrrrrrg.</p>
<p>It doesn't mean much to adcoms. There is a wide variation between high schools as to who is inducted and who isn't. At some hs's, everybody gets in. At others, it is very selective. At some hs's, the requirements are defined. At others, it is a popularity contest either among the students or among a selection panel of teachers. Having a leadership position in NHS means more.</p>
<p>its not important at all. Our NHS was a pathetic excuse of a club. They didnt do ANYTHING and it was just another activity for most ppl to put on their resume. I didnt do it, while i was qualified, and still got into Cornell, Berkeley (out of state) CMU, and other schools. SO dont worry at all</p>
<p>It's actually really hard to get into in my school and requires an application and all that good stuff. Once you're in, you're required to do a ton of stuff. It's really active in helping people.</p>
<p>If your NHS is the same, have it addressed in one of your essays or recs so that they know the honor society isn't sedentary in your school.</p>
<p>In my school you need a 97 GPA (weighted) to be "academically qualified." Then you need to fill out an application on service, character, etc. </p>
<p>We do a couple of events throughout the year.</p>