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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]In our school district some of these honors come fairly easily if the kid meets the prerequisites.  
-A student taking language AP, is very well positioned to get the seal of biliteracy and also be in the Foreign Language Honor Society
-A students with great GPA and some service component to their ECs will need to only put minimal effort to be in NHS or other honor societies. 
-A student with 1580-1600 in SAT would not have a problem being a NMS finalist.

To make it effortless, students and parents need to know what the prerequisites are from start of HS. If NHS expects you to have 3.5 GPA and 60 hours of service hours during HS, these need to be addressed during the freshman and sophomore year, so that the student gains admission in NHS during junior year and is able to avail of the opportunities from this society.

My kid goes in a competitive school and mostly all of the peers will have similar stats. Being in NHS may not help, but not being in NHS will stand out. [/quote]

No, it really won't stand out in college admissions.  Especially if you have the finite number of slots in the common app filled with better things.  They won't even know you didn't just leave it off.[/quote]

There is a place for Honors and Accolades.  Very different from  the 10 place for EC.  There is also the resume.  There are schools that want a lot more than common app. Still, know your child.  [/quote]

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