National Honor Society (NHS) in High School - Did you get into it back in HS? If not, why?

31st in a class of 367. NHS yes

NHS is actually pointless. about 40% of my class was in it. it did not make any difference (8 years later)

I wouldn't worry about it too much. It is a line on your resume but not really something that is going to make a big difference on where you get into college.

I also didn't get into NHS in high school because of the ridiculous leadership requirements. I had a job and played sports so I didn't have a lot of time for clubs, but even for the clubs I was active in, I wasn't popular enough to be voted into leadership positions. I had good grades 3.97, was in all honors or Ap classes and had a good SAT.

I went on to go to a top 10 college and graduate with a Ph. D. And now have an awesome job. So in the grand scheme of life, NHS is pretty useless.

It's a scam. You have to pay to be in those organizations then

there's no guarantee they'll be solvent. For example, Who's Who

of American high school students, The Honor Society? Lol.

The only thing you're guaranteed is a picture in your yearbook

whilst the ones who graduated with 3.00 weighted GPA's, are

busy re-configuring UNIX file permissions, and hiding from

social media and inviting their 3.50+gpa friends into traps

and triggers, ho hum.

I think it’s really just a check off for your college application. I doubt if colleges even care. My nephew was #1 in the class and was rejected junior year because of a lack of “leadership”.

They preferred the normies who were president of some fake clubs. Friends talked him into jumping in the NHS yearbook picture but someone ratted him out. They photoshopped him out of the picture and he got a detention. His mom made him apologize and he got in the next year. He ended up valedictorian with a full ride to the flagship state U and the normies were off to community college.

I always thought it would be amusing to see a valedictorian rejected (or refused to join) by NHS and deliver the graduation speech without the yellow sash of distinction.