Nscs?

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<p>I didn't know where to put this thread, as it falls in to the "other" category, so I'll just post it here.</p>

<p>Short story: I got a 3.8 my 1st semester in college. A few weeks after my GPA was finalized I got a bunch of dubious "honors society" literature from various organizations in the mail. One organization, the National Society of Collegiate Scholars (NCSC) looked to be the most convincing out of all of them. They've been really tenacious with their mail, but I have to say I've checked them out a bit and they look pretty legitimate. </p>

<p>Problem is, membership is $75 (one time payment). Of course, they tout all the members who went on to fame and stardom, etc, thanks in part to the wonders a NSCS membership did to their resume. I'm wondering if NSCS, which I at first thought was a scam, may be worth doing after all. What do you think? Have you heard anything about them? Should I avoid it?</p>

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<p>Scam Scam Scam</p>

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<p>^Cool...is that the general consensus?</p>

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<p>if you have to pay for it it generally is a scam.</p>

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<p>That's not true, there are certainly a lot of legit honor societies that have a fee to cover certain expenses.</p>

<p>Additionally, you should always check on the ACHS website (Association of College Honor Societies) to see if an honor society is "accredited"/worth joining or not.</p>

<p>NSCS is on the list.</p>

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<p>I got invited to the same thing my freshman year. My parents made me sign up. I didn't get anything out of joining. I think that if your GPA is high, that's enough on a resume, honor societies aren't necessary & don't provide any advantage.</p>

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<p>Personally, I don't think it hurts to be able to list a couple honor societies on a resume, even if you're not active or if they're not that significant.</p>

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<p>^true, but they don't help either.</p>