<p>Is the Who's Who Amoung American High School Students a legit program or a waste of time?</p>
<p>You can check them out with Better Business Bureau.
<a href="http://www.bbb.com%5B/url%5D">www.bbb.com</a>
If you buy the book, your name and info will be in a small space with abbreviations for your accomplishments. My son was surprised how many people they put in a book. You can check out their website too.</p>
<p>everyone gets those. i had a girl who had basically all F's and she was nominated.</p>
<p>I have seen the smart kids in my son's yearbook list Who's Who. They give out scholarships and put the kids that win scholarships in the front of the book. I had checked with my brother's wife (who goes to college) and she checked with a high up person in her college and he told them that the college goes by that book for looking recruiting freshmen.</p>
<p>It's a ripoff.</p>
<p>Just my humble opinion.</p>
<p>I did not want to do it, but my son thought it was neat and free so why not? (He was only in 10th grade).They do publish your name, but will sell you the book for about hundred dollars).</p>
<p>Side effect: Be ready to receive tonnes and tonnes of junk mail. The outfit sells your name for about twenty cents. He thought it was neat to that people are sending him mails addressed to HIM.</p>
<p>If you want to do it for fun send the bio but do not pay out any money. Colleges do not look at Whos Who or National Honor Roll or National Sociity of High School Scholars (something like that - can't quite remember the exact name). My D started getting these things in middle school and I asked a College Admissions Counsellor iif they had any meaning for colleges and she said no - they are just a moneymaking tool and thousands of names are published in them.</p>
<p>it's worthless</p>
<p>We got tons of mail just applying for the ACT and SAT. Why don't colleges stop sending brochures after they have been notified that child will be attending another college? We have received more than 20 brochures and letters from some colleges!</p>
<p>yes, it's a scam.</p>
<p>Back in my day, the classic book on college admissions was "College Admissions: Cracking the System."</p>
<p>The book specifically advised not to mention to colleges if you are listed in "Who's who."</p>
<p>ya pointless. everyone is accepted. it's not like I even put that in my college apps. completely forgot i was even it.</p>