Scam or not?

Paying for College
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<p>I gave recently recieved a letter from the National Society of High School Scholars, an organization apparently in GA. It says to join I only need to pay a $45 membership fee. If I cannot, I can send in my income tax forms (with ssn blocked) as a request for a fee waiver. Is this legitamite or not? I have gotten confusing responses from the Internet and people I know. Here is its website: <a href="http://www.nshss.org%5B/url%5D"&gt;www.nshss.org&lt;/a> </p>

<p>Would it make me stand out on a application if I have it or do the colleges themselves know it is a scam?</p>

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<p>It's not a scam.</p>

<p>However, it will not make you stand out on an application. Their cutoff is pretty low.</p>

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<p>It's not a scam. It's also definitely not worth $45 or the time involved to get a fee waiver.</p>

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<p>It is not a scam and they do waive the fee if you request it. It will not help your application, but they do have a few discounts available for other programs and they did some information to my son that let him know about some neat programs he applied to that he enjoyed. </p>

<p>So if you qualify for the fee waiver, you might send it in if you have the</p>

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<p>Funny, I live where this organization is based and I've never heard of it. However, it is quite possible that the mailings went into the circular file....</p>

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<p>Dont spend money or energy on this list. It is a meaningless marketing ploy.</p>

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<p>also remember if it costs you money to get scholarship, it is a scam or a pyramid scheme.</p>