<p>At my school you don’t apply to NHS, you just get invited if you have a 3.5+ GPA and at least 75 service learning hours. I figured if my GPA was high enough and all I had to do was write a 1 page essay and attach a resume that I had already done for another application, I might as well try. My induction ceremony is Wednesday!</p>
<p>I have 6 AP exams in the upcoming few weeks. This will not be very pleasant…</p>
<p>I have five. One day, I need to take 3 AP tests (!), oh the horror. I should take an obligatory holiday the day after.</p>
<p>Woo! 8 AP tests! Yay!</p>
<p>I got invited to NHS, but didn’t get accepted…well didn’t even try either I don’t qualify because I lack to ECs they require. </p>
<p>Don’t even know why they bothered sending me an invite, I guess because my GPA qualifies? Idk.</p>
<p>congrats everyone! We don’t have NHS and my old school didn’t really take it seriously :-/ so I can’t comment.</p>
<p>My current school is too small for any honor societies, TBH. </p>
<p>I’m so nervous for the upcoming weeks 
so much is going on. I’m late testing for APs, so I have 1-2 exams everyday for a three days straight.</p>
<p>My school picks people for NHS at the beginning of junior year. Everyone with a 3.2 (unweighted because that’s all we have) or higher is invited to fill out an application. I got rejected.</p>
<p>@quidditchcat I’m also taking 5 and I also have 3 in one day(Bio and 2 Physics C yeah?). Those are gonna be my last APs so I’m just gonna party for a week after that…</p>
<p>This week will be a killer. See ya on the other side.</p>
<p>NHS applications are right at the beginning of the second semester. </p>
<p>I lost my application the day before it was due, and didn’t feel like putting in the effort to hunting down a new application (which would leave a bad impression on the teacher in charge), filling out the huge application, getting the signatures involved, and finding another picture to put on. So yeah, it’s basically my fault.</p>
<p>I’m getting a strong feeling from this thread that the NHS at my school is really unorganized and sloppy. I could get rejected and just appeal and I would be on NHS (one of my friends is in charge of membership on NHS, therefore she accepts/rejects the applicants). NHS is basically a hangout spot for those who can get in through their friends.</p>
<p>So 75% on the MC and three 7’s on the essays for AP English is JUST BARELY a 5. If I get a 5, it’ll be by the skin of my teeth.</p>
<p>@IamClueless: Haha yeah! I’m going to go to Starbucks beforehand.</p>
<p>NHS! I’m President! I absolutely love this club, but getting in does not mean the end of the world. </p>
<p>I have 5 AP tests. So scared!</p>
<p>I didn’t sign up for NHS, since I’m already in 6 other clubs, plus I didn’t have enough logged service hours by the deadline. I’ve already paid $100+ in dues. I also probably would not make board.</p>
<p>90.4% on the MC portion of the 2007 AP Lang test… I guess it’s a really good thing that I taught myself how to approach the CR portion of the SAT awhile ago, or else I would be completely screwed (my teacher still sucks and doesn’t know what she’s doing; we’ve, still, only done 5 essays all year). </p>
<p>Hopefully I can pull this off on test day, considering I write really crappy timed essays.</p>
<p>What do you guys have to do for/in NHS?</p>
<p>*$20 induction fee (this is absolutely ridiculous, imo)
*2 Chapter projects (2 hrs service in the main office, sending care packages to soldiers, taking care of fundraisers, toy drive committee, induction committee for next year’s juniors)
*Outside school activities similar to girth & magnitude as chapter proj.
*10+ tutoring hours
*88+ GPA, service, leadership, character need to all be “exemplary” (like i said… a lot of paperwork)</p>
<p>I’m sure there’s more that I’m forgetting … it’s ridiculous, imo.</p>
<p>Guys, what do you think I should do?
My grandmother was hospitalized a few days ago, and the doctor has said she will pass away soon.
This could be my last chance to talk with her. If I don’t go, I’ll regret it forever…but if I do go, I’ll most likely miss my SAT Subject Tests and a few of my APs. (she lives several states away)</p>
<p>Oh that’s rough. Definitely go in my opinion. You can reschedule the subject tests for June. For the APs, try talking to the AP coordinator at your school and rescheduling the AP exams. If your AP exams can’t be rescheduled, just miss them. They aren’t as important as family. I mean… visiting a sick loved one >>>>> missing an AP exam.</p>
<p>I’m taking the SAT in June, though. Should I reschedule for November? (taking SAT in October)</p>
<p>Yeah reschedule for whenever, but I think it’s really important you go</p>