Do colleges care about NHS?

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Anonymous wrote:This thread just goes to show how gross and snobby the DCUM community is.

The NHS is a great thing to have on your resume. Is it exceptional? No. But it is still something that will make a kid look well rounded. I would actually question the absence of it if a kid is academically strong and has little or no service on his/her resume. Was the kid too lazy to apply? Did he/she apply and not get in? Like I said earlier, it cannot hurt to have it on your resume, and many schools are looking for kids who like to do service. This in and of itself demonstrates that along with academic success. It puts him/her in a category that is acceptable and could get him/her in the right pile during admissions.

Will the NHS help your kid get into Harvard or any top 20? No. But it serves a purpose and should not be dismissed.

You can deny people trying to help if you want. The question asked was "Do colleges care about NHS?" and the answer is a resounding "NO". No one said it would "hurt" -- just that if you don't have it but have more distinctive awards and spend your time on something that makes you stand out, that is better.

If you questioned the absence of it on an application that was full of other substantial accomplishments, awards and activities, you'd be a bad admissions officer.

Again, this is EXACTLY the kind of thinking that results in adults being mystified when kids they think are "perfect" don't get into top 20 schools.

I am the pp here. My ordinary high stats kid joined nhs and admitted to two T20s. FWIW

Congrats. But I assure you it wasn't because of NHS membership.

Anecdotes are not data. But to balance yours, my kid was admitted to an ivy without NHS. Before he decided not to join we did research and listened to people more experienced, and they were right. He spent his time doing other things that he enjoyed more and he believes made him more interesting.

According to Naviance, 19 other kids from his HS were denied by that college. They were probably all NHS.

FWIW.

Another helicopter parent offering an anecdote that proves nothing.

God, you are stupid.

The post says "Anecdotes are not data" right in it. It was only offered to show that the previous anecdote meant nothing.

And yes I helped my kid learn about the crazy process so he didn't waste his time doing stuff he wasn't interested in. Because he asked me to. My help consisted of googling and reading, mostly on college confidential. Guess what, it worked.

You seem bitter for some strange reason. You must be just like that mom in the video who brags about her Stanford son, but then we find out, he actually treats her like shit. Sad.

You still seem stupid. Sadder.

Haven't bragged at all about my kid, or mentioned what college he attends.

See bolded above "my kid was admitted to an ivy." That is bragging...sorry. AND you also brag about him getting in and the others being denied. Not only is that bragging, it is tacky. Take a look in the mirror hun:

No it was not bragging. It was SOLELY intended to help the OP.

You are hyper-sensitive I can see. Not sure why anyone who wasn't interested in helping the OP would bother to post in this thread. But, it's an open forum, so go ahead and grind all the axes as you carry. It does not bother me.

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This thread has taken such an ugly tone for no apparent reason.

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Agree! Anyone have anything to add about the value of NHS?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:This thread just goes to show how gross and snobby the DCUM community is.

The NHS is a great thing to have on your resume. Is it exceptional? No. But it is still something that will make a kid look well rounded. I would actually question the absence of it if a kid is academically strong and has little or no service on his/her resume. Was the kid too lazy to apply? Did he/she apply and not get in? Like I said earlier, it cannot hurt to have it on your resume, and many schools are looking for kids who like to do service. This in and of itself demonstrates that along with academic success. It puts him/her in a category that is acceptable and could get him/her in the right pile during admissions.

Will the NHS help your kid get into Harvard or any top 20? No. But it serves a purpose and should not be dismissed.

You can deny people trying to help if you want. The question asked was "Do colleges care about NHS?" and the answer is a resounding "NO". No one said it would "hurt" -- just that if you don't have it but have more distinctive awards and spend your time on something that makes you stand out, that is better.

If you questioned the absence of it on an application that was full of other substantial accomplishments, awards and activities, you'd be a bad admissions officer.

Again, this is EXACTLY the kind of thinking that results in adults being mystified when kids they think are "perfect" don't get into top 20 schools.

I am the pp here. My ordinary high stats kid joined nhs and admitted to two T20s. FWIW

Congrats. But I assure you it wasn't because of NHS membership.

Anecdotes are not data. But to balance yours, my kid was admitted to an ivy without NHS. Before he decided not to join we did research and listened to people more experienced, and they were right. He spent his time doing other things that he enjoyed more and he believes made him more interesting.

According to Naviance, 19 other kids from his HS were denied by that college. They were probably all NHS.

FWIW.

Another helicopter parent offering an anecdote that proves nothing.

God, you are stupid.

The post says "Anecdotes are not data" right in it. It was only offered to show that the previous anecdote meant nothing.

And yes I helped my kid learn about the crazy process so he didn't waste his time doing stuff he wasn't interested in. Because he asked me to. My help consisted of googling and reading, mostly on college confidential. Guess what, it worked.

You seem bitter for some strange reason. You must be just like that mom in the video who brags about her Stanford son, but then we find out, he actually treats her like shit. Sad.

You still seem stupid. Sadder.

Haven't bragged at all about my kid, or mentioned what college he attends.

See bolded above "my kid was admitted to an ivy." That is bragging...sorry. AND you also brag about him getting in and the others being denied. Not only is that bragging, it is tacky. Take a look in the mirror hun:

No it was not bragging. It was SOLELY intended to help the OP.

You are hyper-sensitive I can see. Not sure why anyone who wasn't interested in helping the OP would bother to post in this thread. But, it's an open forum, so go ahead and grind all the axes as you carry. It does not bother me.

Sorry, your post did not help the OP.

[Anonymous]

I’ve shared on other threads, but I have a professional connection to NHS and related research. NHS is a checkbox for an otherwise strong candidate. Don’t join if you’re looking for an edge in admissions, there isn’t one.

However, for exceptional students, there are scholarship opportunities through NHS that have increased significantly in recent years.

And note that membership criteria is set by the school chapter. The only national requirement is a minimum 3.5 gpa and adherence to the four pillars of NHS.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes, it is worth checking the box. You can also look at it as an affiliation with other bright kids in her circles. You want your HS kid to associate with and hang around other bright motivated kids.

Bingo.

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Anonymous wrote:Yes, it is worth checking the box. You can also look at it as an affiliation with other bright kids in her circles. You want your HS kid to associate with and hang around other bright motivated kids.

Bingo.

I get the feeling that the value of NHS varies from high school to high school. At our high school, as I mentioned previously, there are a lot of hoops to jump through make NHS and the kids don't think it's worth it. When I posted this same question that OP posted on another message board, I was very surprised by the number of parents who were taken aback that my daughter would even consider not applying for NHS. At their schools, they said, their kids would be seen as academically lazy and not respected by the teachers if they didn't apply. I also think re the peer group that it really depends on the school as well. There are many high achieving kids at our high school that decided not to apply so peer group is not an issue.

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Smart and motivated kids join NHS.

You want your kid to hang around smart and motivated kids (over the alternative).

Therefore, your kid should join NHS.

Or they could just go smoke weed behind the gym.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Smart and motivated kids join NHS.

You want your kid to hang around smart and motivated kids (over the alternative).

Therefore, your kid should join NHS.

Or they could just go smoke weed behind the gym.

In what world are those the only two options?

And for the 10th time, the OPs question was about admissions importance.

[Anonymous]

My only recollection of being in my high school's NHS was that we were afraid of being caught drinking underage. I guess there was a requirement that we couldn't be delinquents?