National Honors Society

There are many 'honors society' groups one can join, but many of them are for-profit institutions that levy fees on their members and are not selective in their admission criteria. You should always be skeptical if a national honors society organization is bothering you with emails asking you to pay to join. Even NHS itself is only useful to a point - being a member won't make you stand out among other qualified applicants to elite schools. However, if you put in a time an energy (doing NHS-organized community service activities, participating in NHS leadership conferences, etc.), it can definitely be a good element of your application.

For more info on NHS and whether or not being a member is worth it, check out our blog post on this subject here:

https://blog.collegevine.com/is-national-honor-society-worth-it/

Hello, there! I've gotten scams like that sent to me in the past; I'm certain that it's not a reputable organization. Admissions officers who see it on your transcript will think nothing of it. A real honors society is a form of award; so, what would a college admissions officer think of an award that you bought for yourself? Moreover, the only obligations you have in an authentic honors society would be completing work outside of your regular school schedule and attending meetings. I hope this helped! :)

I’m 99% sure HSF isn’t the NHS. Make sure they are different by checking out the NSF website and compare logos. Assuming they are different don’t do it. All honor societies that aren’t the NHS or school run are a scam/waste of money.