<p>Does this help for a lot for college admissions?</p>
<p>it depends on how selective the schools that you are applying to are. if it is a less selective school, nhs will help you. however, at most of the more selective schools, a lot of applicants are nhs members.</p>
<p>USC, NYU and Cal State Long Beach</p>
<p>In the vast majority of cases, no.</p>
<p>yes it will at those schools.
at ivies it means close to nothing.</p>
<p>Even at those schools, I doubt it will mean much, unless OP can specifically describe how it was significant or maybe held a valid leadership position. In general, for schools that look at EC’s, a significant number of applicants are usually in NHS, so it doesn’t mean much at all</p>
<p>So does it help for USC, NYU or CSULB lol? I know it won’t help much for Ivies</p>
<p>Keep in mind that membership in NHS can mean different things at different high schools. At some schools, it seems that NHS membership is merely recognition for good grades. At others, NHS is a service organization, and being an officer in such an organization can involve planning service projects for the group.</p>
<p>NHS seems to be bigger in some parts of the country than others. In our major metro area, only a small handful of kids do it. Most of the other top are too busy with other activities. I’m sure the adcoms who handle our ‘territory’ know this and it doesn’t count either for or against the students.</p>
<p>It would hold much more value if you held a leadership position. However, practically everyone applying to the top schools are in NHS. When it comes to schools that have <30% acceptance rates, you are competing with students at your same level, so you must take the initiative to distinguish yourself from everyone else. This is especially crucial with school <15%. </p>
<p>NHS looks good, but it alone will not be seen as outstanding by admission officers. Leadership, state/national awards, and major accomplishments hold a much greater value.</p>