Reply to Best advice you got from a private college admissions counselor?

Forum Index » College and University Discussion

Reply to "Best advice you got from a private college admissions counselor?"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]She sounds like a great student.  NHS is indeed a significant honor (that my kid didn't have).  I agree with the poster who said "fit matters more than ranking." Getting in to Harvard may be out of the question without extracurricular activities, but many great schools will be matches for her.  Just figure out what she wants to study, and start looking at good schools.  I wish my kids were straight A students. [/quote]

A private admissions counselor said NHS is not an honor given that there is no set standard of acceptance.  She said 50% of some school could be members and could entail going to a few meetings and doing 10 hours of community service.[/quote]

Correct. NHS doesn't mean academic excellence because there is no set standard.[/quote]

My daughter's in NHS and Spanish HS.  THey have a few meetings, have to do some community service in and out of school.  FOr Spanish HS, she has to go to two culture events.
It's not an activity to brag about usually.[/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics