<p>And by “from the ‘National Scholars Honor Society,’” I mean from the alleged scamming organization.</p>
<p>^ You’re definitely right. Both of them only have one post too, which is a little suspicious.</p>
<p>I’m so glad that I was way too cheap to even think about paying for it when I received the letter in the mail.</p>
<p>Always remember. If you have to pay for it, chances are that it’s a total scam.</p>
<p>Well the two people you allege for being with the NSHS admitted they are from it because they were accepted by it, so that’s not a big deal. :-P</p>
<p>I had an invitation sent to me, too, I accepted, but did not send the fee. They replied that they waived the fee and gave me the stuff that you mentioned and listed me on their website.</p>
<p>I haven’t put it on my resume though because I, too, am trying to figure out if there’s anything really “prestigious” about it to take up space on my resume.</p>
<p>Definitely scams. Check the ACHS (Association of College Honor Societies) website for a (mostly complete) list of legit honor societies:
[ACHS</a> Quick-links to Member Honor Societies](<a href=“ACHS: Association of College Honor Societies - Honor Society Foundation”>ACHS: Association of College Honor Societies - Honor Society Foundation)</p>
<p>It’s not an exhaustive list (for example, Phi Beta Kappa and Phi Kappa Phi are both legit but missing from the list), but combined with some common sense, can help you sniff out a scam.</p>
<p>similar question. . . what about the National Society of High School scholars?
Lauren</p>
<p>Like any college organization, Fraternities, student senat etc. you will only get out what you are willing to put in The national Scholars Honors society gives out scholarships and I am surehas other opportunities depending on how involved in the society you are they are claiming to have handed out $716,450 in Merit based Scholarships in 2008. they have a site that if you go to the wrong link in your search engine may be hard to navigate you may just get a single information page with no other links. they have adresses at the bottom of the page that you may want to write with questions I graduated with 3.68 gpa on my 1st Bachelors degree so I assumed it was lagit and joined. I don’t remember if my fee was waived or if I paid it. though I haven’t tried yet to go for any scholarships I do plan to. During my next degree. also like any organization I am sure becoming an officer in some area of the Society has its perks. you have to decide based on what you plan to do. remember it’s a society of workaholics and overachievers to see an advantage you have to become one. I again haven’t yet.</p>
<p>I just received this postcard today. The site now says that there are no application fees associated with membership. I wonder if this is a clever way to say we will bill you after we hook you? A word to the wise worth repeating: If it costs money (other than cords and tassels at graduation) is it really an honor? No mailing address or phone number, only a website…sounds fishy!!!</p>
<p>There’s two of those sort of societies that advertise at my school- Phi Eta Sigma and National Society of Collegiate Scholars. First of all I hate the world scholar, second of all I’m already in a Greek organization. They sent that stuff after one semester’s grades and had like $50-75 initiation fees. A lot of my friends signed up, but I didn’t. My parents urged me to, until I asked them if they would pay the fee. Not worth my money when I have much more important positions on campus and I can list graduating with whatever XYZ honors on my resume when it’s all said and done.</p>
<p>Forgot to mention unlike NHS in high school (which I was president of and was a very community service-based organization) they don’t do anything other than hold the occasional ice cream social.</p>
<p>yep just made this account just to tell everyone this is 100% scam my gpa is not high enough that it isn’t even worth to get any awards. Now judging from what I am reading from all of you guys it seems like everyone else is getting this postcard so this is definitely a scam a few people I know have it too and I know for a fact that they are not smarter then I am so there is no way this is real. Other people with one post like me trying to write something good about this is afflicted with that site.</p>
<p>You guys are talking about something you haven’t even checked out…(not all of you) I was sent an invitation to this Honor Society 2 years ago. I was sent the invitation after making the Dean’s list and achieving a 4.0 for the semester. Although I had made the Dean’s List, my overall GPA wasn’t that great. It was a 3.1. The invitation is simply an invitation to apply. The application does not cost money, but there is a membership fee if you are accepted. They do have to put money into keeping the website current and sending out the certificate, pin, etc… once you are accepted. This kind of seems like common sense to me. Anyhow, I applied 2 years ago and was not accepted. They rejected my application. I just graduated this May and received honors through ASU based on my gpa. I decided to apply again because my gpa is higher than the last time I applied and I have more awards and accomplishments now. I was finally accepted this time 
If it is a scam…why didn’t they just accept me 2 years ago? I did use this on my resume recently and it seems to have helped a lot. Also…have any of you seen how many names are on the website? Why would people go to the trouble of listing over 20,000 names for a simple scam? The only friends of mine who were also accepted have GPAs of 3.4 or better. Anyone here been accepted with a lower GPA? I’m curious.</p>
<p>mail me 80 dollars and ill put you on MY scholars list ;]</p>
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They sent it to me when I had a 2.6 after graduating high school. SCAM.</p>
<p>The National Scholars Honors Society might not be prestigious the way Phi Beta Kappa is, but it’s definitely not a scam.</p>
<p>I got the invitation to apply and I was going to throw it out, but I looked at the website to see what the society was about. I decided to apply so that I could have access to the scholarship funds. The application process states that your application for membership doubles as your application for the scholarships (i.e. you don’t have to be a member FIRST in order to win one.) </p>
<p>Like the rest of you, I didn’t want to pay to become a member of something that would just clutter my c.v. But the money sounded good, even though it also looked like a long-shot.</p>
<p>I was accepted to the society, and they waived my membership fee. But I didn’t get a merit award. So basically all I wasted was the 30 minutes of my time to do the application. I never had to pay anything. I might re-apply for an award (you can do that), but I will be graduating soon, so that might be the end of it for me. I’ve decided not to put the society on my c.v. because I didn’t want clutter, and because clearly so many people think it is a sham society. </p>
<p>Do they send the invitation to just about anyone? Possibly, considering that some people here claim to have gotten an invite with a 2.6 GPA. Do they accept just about anyone? Clearly not, considering some of the posts here, though I’m assuming the standard is not extremely high. Do they waive memberships for just about anyone? Not according to their letter, or some of the posts here, though it’s also clear I’m not the only one! Do they give out scholarships? Yes. They have the winners listed on the site, with pictures. $5000 to each person. Are they hard to get? Yes. With tens of thousands of members and just a handful of awardees listed, these don’t go out to everyone. I disagree that you’re better off in the lottery, though.</p>
<p>Clockwork,</p>
<p>I am certain you would have been rejected if you applied on the website. Like I said, I was sent an invitation two years ago…I filled out the application and was not accepted. I applied recently with a very high gpa and was accepted. Anyone can get an invitation…only qualified individuals are accepted. I will repeat my question since you clearly didn’t understand. Has anyone with a gpa lower than 3.4 been ACCEPTED to the National Scholars Honor Society??? I agree with you cogsci03. Nice to see some intelligent individuals posting.</p>
<p>I found the website on my own and I applied there and got in, no invitation. I have a 4.0 gpa etc…They are asking for a membership fee of $110 to be a though… For those of you who received waivers, how did you do this? because if it is a scam, id like to also know that all I did was waste 30 min of my time too.</p>
<p>I would have to agree that the National Honor Society is a scam. They told me I had been nominated by faculty at my two year school. None of my professors ahd even heard of it. I was given membership two times for my GPA and each time it cost me a fee. </p>
<p>I am now in academia myself and realize that is is useless to list as any type of actual award for good grades.</p>
<p>I recieved a postcard in 2009 and it is good I found this site letting me know that it is a scam, because I think that if u graduated with high honors the university should have provided the student with something the day of the graduation. And whomever is doing this should be locked up on felony charges if they have recieved money from the student.</p>