I could get into NHS...

[Rexx]

I found out the other day that I am eligible for the National Honor Society because my grades have been great all through high school. I go down to talk to the teacher who is in charge of the bull shit little requirements and apparently there is some shit called "activity points" and 20 are needed for one to be considered any further, and they have to be school or community oriented. Well all I do is play ice hockey, lift, and work when it comes down to it. So far it only counts for activities done up to the junior year in high school. I only get 4 points a year for playing hockey leaving me with 12 and 1 point for each year I was captain giving me 1 more with a total of 13. Translation: If I didn't find some kind of loop hole all my hard work would go unrewarded and NHS is something I'd like to say I was part of, not something I missed b/c I wasn't active enough in a school I don't like all that much.

Well I found the loophole. I play ice hockey during the winter and we have a spring league that we take part in. At first I thought they were considered one in the same, but figured if I have to pay for both leagues, and we start both of them at 0-0-0 records, then they are technicly different. There with the 4 points for each season and 1 point in each time as captain. 3 winter seasons [12], 2 spring seasons [8], and 3 terms as captain [3], adding up to 23 and I have enough to get in.

 

[TxCollegeguy]

take advantage of everything you can to make your record look good

 

[HappyScrappy]

they approached me back in the day and I told the lady that I "didn't want to be part of her cult. thanks for the offer and have fun doing what you do."
she got really pissed off and my dad told me it was probably less than the smartest thing to do, but I hated everyone in the club and thought it was pointless.
I went on to get into a better school than anyone that was in it - so it doesn't matter as much as you would think. although it might not hurt either. I'm just put off by what they do and how they do it.

 

[Badkins21]

National Honor Society is probably the BEST organization to have on your high school transcript...I am not a big fan of community service, but in high school, you've got to bite the bullet--The ends justify the means...And the "end" is a college application reviewer sayin' "Damn, this kid did A LOT, and made decent grades!!" Considering things like GPA, class rank, and SAT scores are getting less and less consideration lately, it's things like NHS, and taking AP classes, that will guarantee an advantage when applying for college...Man, it was 2 years ago, but it feels like yesterday, LOL!

I can't imagine how reminiscent I'll be at 40...(I'm only 20!!)