<p>Does NHS really seperate you from the other candidates? I ask this because I screwed my gpa over freshman year and there is a chance I may not be inducted junior year. My grades have been excellent since sophomore year, but I wonder if not being in NHS will jeopardize my chances of being admitted to a top university.</p>
<p>doubtful…
you figure some schools don’t even do NHS…
i wouldn’t worry</p>
<p>The organization makes itself out to be this wonderful thing that impresses colleges and really stands out on your application, but this is not really true. It’s just like being in a club. In other words, being in NHS will not make up for mediocre ECs.</p>
<p>maybe a leadership position within nhs would boost the application, but thats the extent of it</p>
<p>NHS is mostly usless. Don’t worry about it. Most people DONT EVEN INCLUDE IT IN THEIR APPS TO TOP SCHOOLS BECAUSE IT IS SO POINTLESS AND LOOKS DESPERATE. So chill ;)</p>
<p>Good Luck!</p>
<p>The valedictorian at our school from two years ago was not a member of NHS. He is currently attending Columbia University.</p>
<p>I doubt it means much. I got into schools that were in the Top-10, Top-20, Top-30, and Top-50 without NHS in my resume’.</p>
<p>I would imagine that colleges would rather see it on your resume than not, but in the end, there are tons of reasons why people don’t/do get in. At my school, kids that take only regular-level classes even get into NHS, simply because they excel at easy classes.</p>