Honors Societies Forum

[eandy]

I have been nominated to join multiple honors societies, but I haven't been able to join for financial reasons. Is it worth it on my application to say "nominated for membership in x, y, and z". Do I need to say anything else?

[Pearalegal]

If you've been nominated for honors societies looking for money, they're not worth putting on your application.

[eandy]

I'm referring to academic honors societies like the one for having a high gpa and leadership in my major not crap like Who's Who

[jimmyd11011]

if you don't have three solid things for your awards/honors section, I would put them so it doesn't look empty

[EzraStiles]

No, law schools couldn't care less if you got nominated. Any good honors society will waive their fees if they really want you, and law schools don't give credit for shit you could've done. Otherwise I'd list that I was asked to join the military on my app...

[BriaTharen]

if you don't have three solid things for your awards/honors section, I would put them so it doesn't look empty

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You also need to say what the honor societies qualifications for nominations are. Ad-comms aren't idiots- they know that honor societies are a dime a dozen. Mention your most prestigious, and then forget the rest.

EDIT: This only goes for ones you actually joined. Don't put the ones that you were nominated for, but didn't join. Ad-comms will know that you are just padding your resume.

[Vincent Vega]

Honors societies mean nothing.

[Pearalegal]

I'm referring to academic honors societies like the one for having a high gpa and leadership in my major not crap like Who's Who

Right, what I said before still stands. The "real" societies' chapters usually waive the fee if needed.

[eandy]

Ok, I was worried because I didn't have any to list. I thought it would make me look stupid. I have plenty of other things to list.
Thanks for the advice.

[chadwick218]

I'm referring to academic honors societies like the one for having a high gpa and leadership in my major not crap like Who's Who

What, what? I bought a leather bound book for every member of my family because I thought that I was something special.

OP, I wouldn't list honor societies that you have been nominated for ... only those that you are a part of ...

[deathviaboredom]

no point.

[glacierfrost]

I think Phi Beta Kappa is the only one worth mentioning.

[84Sunbird2000]

Well, if you are in your major's national honor society (Mine's English thus Sigma Tau Delta...the unfortunate acronym of STD), I'd say it seems normal to put it on there.

[FunkyJD]

Honors societies mean nothing.

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