Too many honor societies?!

corbeaux
Mon, 05 Sep 2016 03:42:16 +0000

I’m a member of 6 honor societies at my school (French, NHS, Science NHS, Mu Alpha Theta, Tri-M Music, English)… I know, I know, it’s kind of ridiculous. Most of them I applied for because, “Why not?”

My question is, on the Common App, should I even list all of them? There’s barely enough room on the application for everything as it is. Here’s the lowdown:
~ I’m really dedicated to learning French (I’m in AP French and have done exchange programs and governor’s school), but we don’t do any community service because the sponsor is “against” required service hours. (I see her point.)
~ I’ve been in Mu Alpha Theta since freshman year, but my AP Calc score is the worst of the bunch (it’s not bad though), so I wonder if that looks like my math classes are too easy or something.
~ Science… I’m not really sure why I even am in SNHS. It sounds horrible now that I think of it, but science isn’t really my passion, so that’s probably the easiest to leave off the application.
~ I didn’t even have to apply to EHS. I helped my best friend, the EHS president, with the art on some posters they had to design, and I ended up working even more than most of the members, so the sponsors said that I was a member :-/
~ I’ll apply as a Tri-M officer this year because I’m super involved in band/marching band. So I’ll probably put that one down.
~ And NHS is kind of a “given”, and it’s a bigger deal than any of the others…

Argh. Now you see my dilemma. I thought when I was a freshman that the more honor societies, the better. Now I am really doubting that mantra! It probably looks like I’m a dilettante, which to be honest, might be the case. But I really do have things that I’m passionate about, I promise!
How many/which honor societies should I put on the common app? Does it look good or bad to be a member of so many? How many is too many?