<p>D’s school had 3.75 gpa requirement for admission - then a service-to-school requirement & an after-school tutoring requirement to stay in. NHS sponsor claimed she didn’t get D’s year-end service statement at end of junior year (interesting, since I personally turned it in while D was volunteering at middle school camp). We - her parents! - received a letter in the summer stating that she was kicked out of NHS due to not fulfilling her service requirements. D was peeved, because she had tons of service hours. She decided to just be kicked out. She was the only summa cum laude who wasn’t in NHS (glaringly obvious due to the big white NHS collars & NHS recognition next to names in grad program). She still got into Vanderbilt & Tufts.</p>
<p>S’s school requires a 3.3 for juniors, which isn’t difficult to achieve. However, students have to have a certain minimum number of school activities to be “considered” (they say it’s important to “give back” to your school - didn’t know that being in Spanish club was giving back, but whatever). After making that cut, teachers/coaches/club sponsors rate each student for perceived “character.” I chuckle at that, since I know that some of the students in NHS are well known by their peers for making fun of other students. My son was not impressed & has no interest in being a part of NHS.</p>