<p>I'm already accepted to college, and I'm just trying to get scholarships now. I got a letter about applying for NHS, but I'm a Senior and didn't get a letter last year since I skipped my Junior year. Would it be pointless to apply since I'll be graduating just a couple months after I would get inducted?</p>
<p>NHS is just a waste of time and I doubt it would help much with scholarships.</p>
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<p>Yep, basically.</p>
<p>I tried telling my dad earlier that it really won't help since I'm already accepted and I'll have all my scholarships done by then, but he flipped out and started screaming about how stupid I was being :/</p>
<p>Former NHS President here,</p>
<p>It is difficult to get group activities going in the middle of the year since ppl have classes and there is time schedule conflicts.</p>
<p>It is a source of pride for my parents to know that I was accepted into an organization that recognizes good grades and excellence. If nothing else, it is to make your mommy and daddy smile and to be proud that their son/daughter has taken all the initiatives in their lives to do smart things.</p>
<p>It is a reasonable boost to a resume, without a doubt something that looks nice on your application. BUT! Don't underestimate how much mommy and daddy cares about you and your education. To them, NHS means recognition for something special... If I had a son or daughter, I would be happy knowing she is doing well in school and that she a member of NHS. I would be very happy :D</p>
<p>I would do it because it's expected and you could win brownie points and possibly get a new car... like I did.</p>
<p>heck. no.
NHS is a waste of time.
nuff said.</p>
<p>especially with all that stuff done with.
i wouldnt join NHS even in 9th grade.</p>
<p>wait but if you're NHS president. THEN it might be a decent boost.</p>
<p>otherwise=waste of time.</p>
<p>It's BS and you do nothing. And it's not all it's cracked up to be at all. It's not even that prestigious, they have BS criteria anyay. I have a 4.8 gpa [4.0 unweighted] with all honors/AP classes and had awesome teacher evaluations [all of your past teachers must evaluate you at my school] and am in the top 10 kids out of 650 in my class and I didn't get in because this one teacher just hated me and said I shared answers and had bad character, when I don't share answers and I'm actually a really good helpful kid. And I have the highest gpa out of everybody I know, so who would I possibly cheat off of?! On the other hand, all of these kids with 3.4 gpas who BRAG about how much they cheat/make cheat sheets for tests and what not get in. Please explain to me how in the world that is fair.</p>
<p>Lol sorry, for ranting. But I think you get the point, the whole thing is a load of BS. I've read on here that some people don't even put it on applications to colleges [which doesn't apply to you since you already have] because they knew it was complete garbage and still got accepted into the Ivies, so just goes to show you it's not important at all even though it has the words "national honor"</p>
<p><em>sigh</em></p>
<p>Can you feel the resentment? Lol.</p>
<p>Do you guys also think French Honors Society/Spanish Honors Society are wastes of time? I think foreign language honor societies seem culturally enriching.</p>
<p>Just apply for it. If you get in, you get in. If you don't, then...Whatever. </p>
<p>And in NHS, don't get you something special at graduation with your cap and gown? It looks good for those graduation photos.</p>
<p>honorstudent, you need more than a high GPA and good classes to get into NHS. You obviously need the outside work too. ECs and Volunteer activities.</p>
<p>Don't be ****ed because you didn't put in the extra effort.</p>
<p>NHS is the binding contract that "permits" involuntary servitude as stated by the 14th Amendment to be carried out. </p>
<p>It's both useless and unconstitutional! </p>
<p>(Actually, it's not really that useless. It's basically what test grades are to knowledge - proof of what you did and know. Basically, you should have such a plethora of achievements that you wouldn't even need to mention it).</p>
<p>chris2k5- As I stated before, that teacher had it out for me. I talked to the advisor about it and she said she felt bad for me b/c she saw that I was an excellent candidate as I do other ECs (and hold leadership positions in them too like Secretary of Spanish club, first chair of my section in orchestra, babysitting, and I am a freshman mentor, among other things), but she couldn't do anything about it and my counselor agreed because they know I am involved and don't cheat/have bad character and she agrees I got the short end of the stick. I would have been totally fine if I didn't get in because I didn't have enough leadership or service because yes, that would have been my fault. I'm ticked because it was because of the character criteria, and I got slammed for something completely false. The advisor even said it was because of that teacher, so don't go making assumptions that I'm not involved. Didn't you learn to never assume b/c it makes a.... well, I hope you know the rest of the saying.</p>
<p>I think it depends where you live and attend school. It is held in a high regard in our area and considered and honor to belong</p>
<p>NHS is pretty dang bogus</p>
<p>people just go through the motions to graduate with honors</p>
<p>I think it varies from school to school. I'm not even in my school's chapter because A) The GPA requirement is something ridiculous like 3.5/5.0 so being in it isn't even an accomplishment and B) it's completely inactive.</p>