Who receives an invitation to the group?
Students have to fulfil one of the requirements listed below: a 3.5 or higher GPA (on a 4.0 scale) and test results of at least 26 on the ACT, 1750 on the SAT, or 200 on the PSAT. The organisation's website states that kids can also join if they rank in the top 10% of their class.
Is it restricted?
Yet according to these calculations, the NSHSS is not the only option. Many instances of grade inflation in American high schools have surfaced. Hence, if such is the case, many people can become members.
What Will Happen to Those Scholarships?
The general recommendation from guidance counsellors and other college admissions professionals is to decline any scholarship offers that require you to make a payment. I fail to understand how this differs. Even if there are a lot of possibilities available only to members, your chances of getting funding for your studies are slim. According to information on the organisation's website, the club has given out more than $1.1 million in scholarships to date, and over 100,000 new members join each year.
Scholarships NSHSS
In the letter we got, it was suggested that we might apply for special scholarships. It appears that the NSHSS awarded 10 $5,000 Claes Nobel prizes for the 2012–2013 academic year. They seem to have not been renewed. There were 75 National Scholar Award winners, who reportedly each got $1,000. Again, it appears that these are only valid for a year. More chances solely available to members are also listed on the website. Applications must be submitted in order to qualify. They include "Ambassador Awards" from NSHSS, which demand a 3.7 GPA. In 2012, three of these were distributed. Other STEM scholarships are also available, with prizes ranging from $5,000 to $1,000. There appear to be 20 in all.
Is NSHSS profitable?
If waived or reduced costs are included in 15% of yearly applications, the number of new members would still produce $5 million annually. For what appears to be a very tiny return to the kids, that is a shocking amount of money.