What are the chances of a candidate getting in if he or she is not in the National Honors Society?

Do your research/homework. If you take a look at the class profile for the class of 2021 you will see that of the 1240 admitted, only 741 were members of the National Honor Society. Google is your friend and much information is readily at hand. Try Googling USMA class profile for more info on the class of 2021 (and others).
 
NHS is not a prerequisite for any SA. It is a nice thing to include on your resume for nomination interview etc but it won't be damaging by its absence.

Far more significant if you were president etc of your NHS chapter for some leadership points but I don't think anyone is going to call you out when they go looking for your NHS membership status [because they won't.]

Now if you missed NHS because your GPA was too low that is another matter entirely and has nothing to do with NHS status.
 
Does anybody know someone who made it in without NHS Membership?
Do not worry about NHS if you are not already in it. Maintain a high GPA and study for the SAT/ACT. You should also prepare for the CFA, a breakdown can be found here
. Also, how involved are you at school?
 
Yes. A recruited athlete with a GPA below the threshold to be in our school NHS received an appointment this year.
 
NHS is different at every school. All three of my kids had very high GPAs, 32+ ACTs, multiple varsity letters, class officers and leadership positions in their activities, yet none of them were inducted into NHS. At their high school it was highly political to get selected and they chose to be true to themselves rather than chase that "honor". I am very proud of them.

Stealth_81
 
No politics involved. GPA at or above 3.7 (weighted) and 20 hours of community service.
 
One of America's finest (;);))who happens to be finishing plebe year right now was qualified but did not get into NHS because they forgot to turn their paperwork in on time. :bang:
 
No politics involved. GPA at or above 3.7 (weighted) and 20 hours of community service.
Not every school is like that, at our DD school you have to send in an application and every high school teacher has a vote even if you did not have them as a teacher. And if even one teacher gives a neg review or any of the officers from the grad senior nhs class say no you are not invited.
 
NHS is different at every school. All three of my kids had very high GPAs, 32+ ACTs, multiple varsity letters, class officers and leadership positions in their activities, yet none of them were inducted into NHS. At their high school it was highly political to get selected and they chose to be true to themselves rather than chase that "honor". I am very proud of them.

Stealth_81
Exactly why my boys didn’t participate either.
 
No politics involved. GPA at or above 3.7 (weighted) and 20 hours of community service.
Not every school is like that, at our DD school you have to send in an application and every high school teacher has a vote even if you did not have them as a teacher. And if even one teacher gives a neg review or any of the officers from the grad senior nhs class say no you are not invited.
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No politics involved. GPA at or above 3.7 (weighted) and 20 hours of community service.
Not every school is like that, at our DD school you have to send in an application and every high school teacher has a vote even if you did not have them as a teacher. And if even one teacher gives a neg review or any of the officers from the grad senior nhs class say no you are not invited.
I do find it weird that it’s run so differently at every school, and it changes dramatically based on which teacher is running it.
 
No politics involved. GPA at or above 3.7 (weighted) and 20 hours of community service.
Not every school is like that, at our DD school you have to send in an application and every high school teacher has a vote even if you did not have them as a teacher. And if even one teacher gives a neg review or any of the officers from the grad senior nhs class say no you are not invited.
P
No politics involved. GPA at or above 3.7 (weighted) and 20 hours of community service.
Not every school is like that, at our DD school you have to send in an application and every high school teacher has a vote even if you did not have them as a teacher. And if even one teacher gives a neg review or any of the officers from the grad senior nhs class say no you are not invited.
I do find it weird that it’s run so differently at every school, and it changes dramatically based on which teacher is running it.
Yes indeed. It hardly seems "national" in that case. But I agree with others that at some institutions it's entirely political. Once I started dating the right girl I got in. Go figure.
 
Neither my '12 grad nor my rising firstie qualified for NHS at their school.
 
No single activity is a golden ticket for an appointment or lacking some activity isn't the end of the world. For example, 90+% of those attending an SA have done at least 1 varsity sport in h.s. Obviously, the other 10% have other attributes the SA's find desirable.

NHS, like student govt at some schools is little more then a ceremonial position with few actual responsibilities. SA's realize this and are more interested in what you actually accomplished, regardless of the job title.
 
Does anybody know someone who made it in without NHS Membership?

You realize not every HS has an NHS, right? What can you infer with that fact?
I can't think of a good reason to give a sarcastic response to a legitimate question.
I read it as a factual statement, but perhaps that's just me. We all read things differently online. Sometimes simple logic can yield the answer to a question.
 
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