The National Society of High School Scholars, ...has anybody ever heard of it before? Options

[Mireh]

I just got this postcard from them, saying that I got nominated for membership.

doubleyew tee eff? =P

Has anybody ever heard of it before? Anybody a member in the society?

ps. i had no clue where to put this topic, so i put it in the lounge ;p

[DanielleMaria05]

Um, my school kinda has that. National Honor Society. Its for like smart people. LOL! So, if thats the same that NHS, Wow. your a smart one.

[CUTEBUNNY160]

no never heard of it(i think )

[angel-roh]

ooo does 4.0 GPA student only get to go there or something? if so, i never gotten 4.0 GPA in my life hahaha... that sucks for me anyways... wait... nevermind i heard of that place. hmm... i dont know if she's gona be there and see you... but if you do... tell o damn... i just forgot her name!! awww and she's my friend hmm wait no it goes like aunie.... don't know how to spell her name... but it was something like "aunie" hehe if you see her tell her i said hi! cause she gets 4.0 GPA every year.

[miss barnes]

me too!!! i got is yesterday and not its not for just 4.0 students because i have A's B's and C's

[*AngelicEyz00*]

I THINK i've heard of it... like yeah... but I didn't take it too seriously.... my mom did though, but whatever.. Didn't help me for anything, they just wanted moneyyyyy...

[Mireh]

me too!!! i got is yesterday and not its not for just 4.0 students because i have A's B's and C's

Yea, I got it yesterday too =P

and the wierd thing is, I'm not in HS yet. I'm going to be a freshman NEXT year, which is totally wierd that they would send me somthing like this.

[glit_gal]

^ i've had friends who got in during their last year of middle school so it's totally normal.

[heyyfrankie]

i think it is for kids that are really active in high school activities, good grades, leadership quality, etc.

i am not a part of it.

i don't know anyone in it!

[StarlitxFrosT]

Ive heard of National Honor Society if thats waht you mean....

[EmmalieV]

never heard of it =S

[dahding]

if they are like, "u can join! have ur name in our fantastic yearbook for only 45 dollars!"

then its such horse crap and just a scam to get ur cash while they print ur name in a book for nothing.

*squawk*

[*salcha*]

yeah, i got something like that too.
The National Honors Society Association? i don't think it's real though.
however, when I visited their site, it looked real enough. I'm still suspicious though, cuz in the letter, it was all: get your name printed in the NHS book for only $20 in gold letters!

[kokosofly]

Yeah.. If you're talking about the National Honor Society... I'm in it.

lol... congrats, it means you have excellent grades

[inlonelinessidie]

They sent me a postcard too, I just ignored it though.

[demolished]

i have never heard of it but i think it means your qualify for National Society of High School. Anyways, congrats and try hard ! =]

[Just_Dream]

if they are like, "u can join! have ur name in our fantastic yearbook for only 45 dollars!"

then its such horse crap and just a scam to get ur cash while they print ur name in a book for nothing.

*squawk*

OMG! SO TRUE! My sister got a letter similar to that. A letter saying that she submitted some essay and got nominated or some crap like that. And then that she should pay $69.99 for a "gold-framed deluxe album." "Act now and you can get it engraved for $79.99!!!" I think it might've been the NSHSS!

And almost everyone at my school taking any advanced and/or honors class, regardless of their academics, received a letter from "Who's Who" blah blah blah! Seriously, this girl who was in my advanced World History class (last school year, sophmore year) received the letter, and so did the rest of my class. Half of the class are lazy and usually don't get high marks and yea.. And the letter would say "You've been nominated by your teacher blah blah blah and you're at the top 5% of your class!!!"

Some crap like that.

They're all scams, imo. ANYTHING like that which asks you to pay a feel for something (especially that high) is a scam.

Poetry.com is a scam. Why, they make billions of dollars annually from sales to gullible people.

[imafreakinazn]

i've heard of it.
they made my sister a member of it
and now she's been nominated to be in the year book of "who's who among high school scholars"
yeah.
second year this has happened
-.-;;;

[toodlepops.]

wow, i never knew there was such a thing.
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[whomps]

Yea, I got it yesterday too =P

and the wierd thing is, I'm not in HS yet. I'm going to be a freshman NEXT year, which is totally wierd that they would send me somthing like this.

You're.. going to be a 9th grader next year? What??

Er.. I've never heard of the NSHSS. Or whatever. But I'm in CSF. California Scholarship Federation.

[misoshiru]

isnt it NHS? national honor society? or something like it?

[perfectxflaw23]

I got one of those yesterday. I wonder what it is...
I'm in.. uhh.. The U.S. Achievement Academy booky thing. Waste of money. It's crap.

[nhj_2006]

they just want money. i got something like that too.

[Mireh]

You're.. going to be a 9th grader next year? What??

Er.. I've never heard of the NSHSS. Or whatever. But I'm in CSF. California Scholarship Federation.

yep =P

[*CrackedRearView*]

I'm sure it's a variation of what my high school has: National Honor Society. I've been in it for 4 years, basically because I've maintained above a 3.8 GPA and being involved in various activities.

So -- congratulations. Most NHS members have a bright future , I can vouch, I'm headed to Cornell.

[jr0h]

i wouldnt fall for it if i were you. there are so many bullcrap in this world that can be beyond obvious but yeah do whatever.

[miss barnes]

like i said above..i have it the thing but, if it costs a lot of money then naw i aint for it. my friend got one too

[*FreeStickers*]

My English teacher mentioned it. She said it's a ripoff and they just ask you for money.

[mizz_boughetto_g]

yea i got a letter from NSHSS yesterday. and one from the CYLC (congressional youth leadership council) and one from NSLC (national student leadership conference) and one from NYLC (national youth leaders conference). i think the CYLC letter is just congratulating me for my NYLC nomination

if anyone has been in any of these, or whatnot, can you help me out? i dont know which one is better. oh and im already in national honor society at my school. hmm.

[ahhishkaren]

I got that last year. I ignored it as well. I wasnt even in HS last year either.

[sportschick1]

yea but its crap i got offered it or put into it i dunno and dont really care

[sheepy]

i heard of... national junior honor society.

[swe3ttemptasian]

I know a student who got nominated. Yupp you're smart

[miss barnes]

i finally got the invitation but, sorry to say...waste of their paper because my mama aint paying 45 dollars for it

[the ephemeron]

To clear things up:

NYLC is legit. This is the National Youth Leadership Conference. It's an actual trip to Washington, D.C. and the area to check out how the government works.

NHS is legit. This is the National Honor Society. It is accepted by colleges on your transcript and such and it looks pretty good at graduation too [ I think you get some extra cord on your gown or somethign ].

The one you refer to, NSHSS is semi-legit. That's the National Society of High School Scholars. It's legit in the sense that "hey, it's an actual organization" but you should know that it's pretty much a scam. It won't help you much in the terms of transcripts / college applications, but you can go ahead and join it if you want to.
While NHS and NYLC are selective in the students they ask to join, I'm pretty sure that NSHSS just sends out hundreds of thousands of invitations to almost all the high school students in the country.

ex.1: I know somebody who's 50-year-old mother received an invitation.
ex.2: There are eight graders receiving these, for goodness' sake!! They're not even in high school yet!

If you can afford it and don't give a darn about throwing money around, you can go and join it. But otherwise, just list on your college app. that you were "invited to join so-and-so" - but then again, some colleges actually tell you not to list organizations like NSHSS on your applications.

I got the postcard / letter too. It wasn't actually founded by Claes Nobel - it was founded by James Lewis or something, and I guess Claes is exploiting his Nobel family name to make it seem as if "ohmy! you're getting a mini-Nobel prize!! hooray!"

see these links if you want to read more.
http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=142511
http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/archiv...p/t-143002.html

[technicolour]

and you brought this topic back up why?

[Mireh]

wow... I made this topic like, 2 years ago.

Haha, i was so oblivious back then.

Moved to School.

This post has been edited by mona lisa: Feb 4 2007, 08:55 PM

[minioligo]

and you brought this topic back up why?

Actually, it helps, I think.

I got this NSHSS thing again in the mail. I ripped it up as soon as I recieved it. Though, I could've just drove to downtown Atlanta and went to go see the headquarters. Whatever.

[ivantse]

it's crap..if i can get it, then it's total bullshit.

[advanced7]

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[*CowerPointyObjects*]

Dude, no one gets partial HOPE. It's all-or-nothing, and 100% based on grades.

I can't tell whether you're trying to vouch for its legitimacy or not. Regardless, though, it sounds pretty pointless.

I went to school in metro Atlanta and never heard anything about this.

[Tung]

Way to bump a topic three years ago..

[*CowerPointyObjects*]

I didn't. Random person above me who posted for no apparent reason.

[tokyo-rose]

Never heard of this, but I've heard of other, similar organizations.

[Just_Dream]

Yea this topic is really old. I mean, even I posted in it, which is rare because the grandfathered topics that have been resurfacing recently aren't ones I've posted in. :O

I can vouch, I'm headed to Cornell.

*cough* No he's not (or well, WAS NOT).

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