<p>I'm a senior in high school who has completed 21 credits at a local community college through dual enrollment and who is currently enrolled in 7 more credits (2 classes). I received an email today offering me Phi theta kappa. Is membership truly valuable for a high school senior who is finished applying to universities as a freshman applicant? Membership fee is $75, so I hope to find out the benefits of the society. If I were to pay the fee and accept membership, is it significant enough of an occurrence for me to notify the 6 schools I have not yet heard back from?
Thanks a lot if anybody can help me out with these questions.</p>
<p>The PTK membership fee is a one-time thing. If you pay it, and your grades at the CC don’t drop out of PTK range before you leave that CC, you will be a member for life. Down the line, there may be some kind of advantage for you of which I am unaware. Pick up the phone and ask the Phi Theta Kappa advisor at your CC about this. I do know that PTK membership is extremely useful for CC students when they apply for transfer, and that some colleges and universities have scholarships for PTK members.</p>
<p>So you don’t know of any specific advantages for me as a High school student NOT applying as a transfer, but rather applying as a freshman?</p>
<p>This is out of my range of expertise, but it shouldn’t be out of the range of expertise of the PTK advisor at the college where you have been taking classes. That’s why you should ask that person.</p>