The National Society of High School Scholars, ...has anybody ever heard of it before? |
 Mar 8 2005, 03:50 PM
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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 |
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Feb 4 2007, 07:27 PM
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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 |
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Mireh The National Society of High School Scholars Mar 8 2005, 03:50 PM
DanielleMaria05 Um, my school kinda has that. National Honor Socie... Mar 8 2005, 04:53 PM CUTEBUNNY160 no never heard of it(i think ) Mar 8 2005, 05:29 PM angel-roh ooo does 4.0 GPA student only get to go there or s... Mar 8 2005, 05:34 PM miss barnes me too!!! i got is yesterday and not i... Mar 8 2005, 05:59 PM
Mireh QUOTE(miss barnes @ Mar 8 2005, 5:59 PM)me to... Mar 8 2005, 06:05 PM x_angawhomps QUOTE(Mireh @ Mar 8 2005, 3:05 PM)Yea, I got ... Mar 9 2005, 02:57 AM Mireh QUOTE(x_angawhomps @ Mar 9 2005, 2:57 AM)You... Mar 9 2005, 04:35 PM AngelicEyz00 I THINK i've heard of it... like yeah... but I... Mar 8 2005, 06:05 PM glit_gal ^ i've had friends who got in during their las... Mar 8 2005, 06:54 PM Frankie i think it is for kids that are really active in h... Mar 8 2005, 07:11 PM StarlitxFrosT Ive heard of National Honor Society if thats waht ... Mar 8 2005, 07:26 PM EmmalieV never heard of it =S Mar 8 2005, 07:29 PM dahding if they are like, "u can join! have ur na... Mar 8 2005, 09:41 PM Just_Dream QUOTE(dahding @ Mar 8 2005, 6:41 PM)if they a... Mar 8 2005, 11:17 PM salcha yeah, i got something like that too.
The National ... Mar 8 2005, 10:53 PM kokosofly Yeah.. If you're talking about the National Ho... Mar 8 2005, 10:59 PM inlonelinessidie They sent me a postcard too, I just ignored it tho... Mar 8 2005, 11:01 PM Spiritual Winged Aura i have never heard of it but i think it means your... Mar 8 2005, 11:04 PM imafreakinazn i've heard of it.
they made my sister a member... Mar 9 2005, 12:47 AM toodlepops. wow, i never knew there was such a thing.
>... Mar 9 2005, 02:39 AM yanners isnt it NHS? national honor society? or somethin... Mar 9 2005, 05:15 AM perfectxflaw23 I got one of those yesterday. I wonder what it is.... Mar 9 2005, 06:28 AM nhj_2006 they just want money. i got something like that to... Mar 9 2005, 07:18 AM CrackedRearView I'm sure it's a variation of what my high ... Mar 9 2005, 04:58 PM Just_Dream Yea this topic is really old. I mean, even I poste... Jan 27 2008, 02:34 AM jr0h i wouldnt fall for it if i were you. there are so ... Mar 9 2005, 06:24 PM miss barnes like i said above..i have it the thing but, if it ... Mar 9 2005, 06:45 PM FreeStickers My English teacher mentioned it. She said it's... Mar 9 2005, 07:49 PM mizz_boughetto_g yea i got a letter from NSHSS yesterday. and one f... Mar 17 2005, 05:39 PM ahhishkaren I got that last year. I ignored it as well. I wasn... Mar 17 2005, 06:03 PM sportschick1 yea but its crap i got offered it or put into it i... Mar 17 2005, 06:15 PM sheepy i heard of... national junior honor society. Mar 17 2005, 07:10 PM swe3ttemptasian I know a student who got nominated. Yupp you'r... Mar 17 2005, 07:17 PM miss barnes i finally got the invitation but, sorry to say...w... Mar 17 2005, 09:40 PM Sherlock. and you brought this topic back up why? Feb 4 2007, 07:28 PM minioligo QUOTE(Sherlock. @ Feb 4 2007, 7:28 PM) an... Feb 5 2007, 09:29 AM Mireh wow... I made this topic like, 2 years ago.
Haha... Feb 4 2007, 07:40 PM ivantse it's crap..if i can get it, then it's tota... Feb 15 2007, 01:31 AM advanced7 Removed for advertising.
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