Golden Key Honor Society

[Creative-thinker]

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Is the Golden Key Honor Society Legitimate for Psy.D's to get involved in? Or would you look like an idiot if it was on your C.V or resume?

 

[Kierkegaard's Bud]

Don't

 

[Creative-thinker]

Don't

Really it's a scam ?

 

[Kierkegaard's Bud]

usatoday.com/story/college/2017/03/07/how-to-tell-sketchy-honor-societies-from-legitimate-ones/37428417/

 

[summerbabe]

If the goal is to boost your CV, there are countless legitimate local/state/regional/national psych associations to join and participate. Additionally, tons of APA and non-APA interest groups are based on interests, subfield specialities, work settings, etc.

Didn’t look up this one but if the main condition to join is paying a membership fee, then it will probably do more harm than good. Psi Chi was by nomination and only a very small percentage of psych majors at an institution gain membership.

 

[WisNeuro]

Don't do it, waste of money, and I'd say it cheapens your CV. It distinguishes nothing. If I remember correctly, the only admission criteria is being in the top 15% of your class in GPA and cutting a check. That's a very low bar within the clinical psych applicant pool.

 

[R. Matey]

I got these emails in graduate school too. Totally a scam. You're better off maintaining membership in professional orgs.

 

[Sanman]

My personal opinion, I would think less of someone who had it on their CV. It tells me that they went to a less competitive graduate school and trying to differentiate themselves with fluff. The top15% of my graduate school class would have consisted of one person. Getting into my grad program was the honor society.

 

[Ollie123]

I think I joined it in undergrad just because it was pretty cheap ($50 I think?) and a floormate was an officer. I think these things are fine to join as an undergrad for social reasons, but aren't going to do squat for a CV.

At the graduate level, I wouldn't even bother listing something like that.