National Society of Collegiate Scholars

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<p>National Society of Collegiate Scholars? </p>

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<p>Has anyone heard of this organization and is it worth joining. My DD just got nominated for “membership” in this group which says that it is an “honor society for first and second year University students”. They do have a national website and seem to be organized on her campus, UC Berkeley. I am just wondering if this is just one of those things that you pay ($75- lifetime fee) to get your name printed somewhere - I’m thinking that stupid “who’s who of high school students”. If anyone has any information please let me know.</p>

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<p>I don’t know that organization, but my rule of thumb is, if you have to pay to be recognized, it’s a scam. You don’t pay for real awards.</p>

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<p>I asked the same question a couple of weeks ago and had several responses with some helpful info.
Try searching and see if you can find it.</p>

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<p>Hi! We joined the Cornell chapter. Their induction is scheduled for Sept. 30. My ulterior motive for joining was a) to have an excuse to visit daughter at college but more importantly to b) have an excuse to have d # 2 look at a few SUNY campuses near Cornell. She hates cold weather and does not want to go to school upstate NY. As we won’t know what her choices will be, she might have to seriously consider going to a SUNY school so we figured this is a good way to get her to an admission session and meet with college personnel. Anyway I do think it is a legit organization. Their website is NSCS.org. I checked out the Cornell chapter and they do have a faculty advisor and the induction ceremony is on campus. I think that if it were a “phony” organization, there would not be a faculty advisor. They also seem to stress community service and their were some volunteer projects that the Cornell chapter got involved with. Do I think this Honor will be very helpful or prestigious?? No- but hey it’s only $75- approx the price of one college application.</p>

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<p>S was inducted his freshman year. as far as fees … S was also inducted into Golden Key (sophmore) and Phi Beta Kappa (senior). All of which had fees. Phi Beta Kppa been around since 1776, very reputable and still fees to join. Paying fees does not mean the organization is fraudulent.</p>

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<p>When my S got his invitation to join, I suspected it was a scam. But since I didn’t know, I called the Dean of Students at the university. He was enthusiastic about the organization - said it was legit, they induct members officially at each school chapter, and he said most universities support it strongly.</p>