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The National Honors Society has lowered its standards...
Posted: 2003-11-13 05:02pm
by Andrew J.
...cause they let
me in just yesterday.
Now I get to attend meetings and pay dues and do community service and write "Member of the National honors Society" on my college application forms. We're also doing a fundraiser. Anyone wanna buy a box of fruit?
As underwhelming as my own (lack of) enthusiasm is, my parents are real happy-they were in NHS when
they were high school students, so they thought me getting is a big deal, especially my mother.
Re: The National Honors Society has lowered its standards...
Posted: 2003-11-13 05:09pm
by Anarchist Bunny
Andrew J. wrote:...cause they let
me in just yesterday.
Now I get to attend meetings and pay dues and do community service and write "Member of the National honors Society" on my college application forms. We're also doing a fundraiser. Anyone wanna buy a box of fruit?
As underwhelming as my own (lack of) enthusiasm is, my parents are real happy-they were in NHS when
they were high school students, so they thought me getting is a big deal, especially my mother.
Bah! You should see my school's NHS, it half fills a cafeteria that holds about 500 people for lunch 3 times a day. And we have people that in no way would ever be considered to be NHS quality, like a preppy cheerleader that is an admitted slut, several football players that sleep through class and make better grades then I do just sleeping through half the class. I hate everyone in that room.
Posted: 2003-11-13 05:15pm
by Singular Quartet
Then of course, I know people that are in NHS merely because they get a permanent hall pass.
Posted: 2003-11-13 05:59pm
by Andrew J.
Singular Quartet wrote:Then of course, I know people that are in NHS merely because they get a permanent hall pass.
That's more than I've ever done.
Posted: 2003-11-13 06:08pm
by Nathan F
NHS is sort of like Beta, is it not? Because I was a member of Beta and Junior Beta, back in tha' day.
Posted: 2003-11-13 06:10pm
by StimNeuro
Nathan F wrote:NHS is sort of like Beta, is it not? Because I was a member of Beta and Junior Beta, back in tha' day.
Is Beta like Gifted/Gateway?
Posted: 2003-11-13 07:01pm
by Andrew J.
Nathan F wrote:NHS is sort of like Beta, is it not? Because I was a member of Beta and Junior Beta, back in tha' day.
No, it's more modern...I'd say it's more like VHS.
Posted: 2003-11-13 07:24pm
by Wicked Pilot
Will you actually learn anything in the NHS, or is it just one of those 'pay your dues and put us on your resume' kind of things?
Posted: 2003-11-13 07:47pm
by Andrew J.
Wicked Pilot wrote:Will you actually learn anything in the NHS, or is it just one of those 'pay your dues and put us on your resume' kind of things?
Definitely the second one.
Posted: 2003-11-13 08:04pm
by Shinova
Colleges apparently like kids in NHS more.
Posted: 2003-11-13 08:14pm
by SpacedTeddyBear
...cause they let me in just yesterday.
Now I get to attend meetings and pay dues and do community service and write "Member of the National honors Society" on my college application forms. We're also doing a fundraiser. Anyone wanna buy a box of fruit?
As underwhelming as my own (lack of) enthusiasm is, my parents are real happy-they were in NHS when they were high school students, so they thought me getting is a big deal, especially my mother.
You are such a kiss-ass, you know that?
Ha Ha kidding. Congrats. It's just one more thing to guarantee that your parents won't have to pay for your tuition. Hmm... maybe that's what they're so happy....
Posted: 2003-11-13 11:08pm
by Soontir C'boath
Andrew J. wrote:Wicked Pilot wrote:Will you actually learn anything in the NHS, or is it just one of those 'pay your dues and put us on your resume' kind of things?
Definitely the second one.
Adding. For the first, yes there are dues but usually called "membership fee". I payed 40 dollars if included the 10 dollar membership fee and the 30 dollars worth of cookies I had to sell.
YES, I will have it on my resume!
What is your low standard anyway? It's 85 average here but IIRC some other places have differing guidelines. What's yours? heh.
Posted: 2003-11-14 11:43am
by Andrew J.
Soontir C'boath wrote:Andrew J. wrote:Wicked Pilot wrote:Will you actually learn anything in the NHS, or is it just one of those 'pay your dues and put us on your resume' kind of things?
Definitely the second one.
Adding. For the first, yes there are dues but usually called "membership fee". I payed 40 dollars if included the 10 dollar membership fee and the 30 dollars worth of cookies I had to sell.
YES, I will have it on my resume!
What is your low standard anyway? It's 85 average here but IIRC some other places have differing guidelines. What's yours? heh.
Really, that was mostly just self-deprecating humor. The school I go to is actually pretty good, so a 90 or above average is the requirement.
Posted: 2003-11-14 07:51pm
by Howedar
I'm in that. I never did a damn thing. Went to an induction thing, and the next year stood at the door handing out programs. Never paid a dime, never put it on a resume or anything. Meh.