Should I clarify what my honor society requirements are?

[firebird69guy]

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I am wondering if in my description of the honor society I should include what the eligibility is..

Or will ADCOMs already know this?

 

[Karim]

I'm wondering the same thing...it's a legitimate question.

 

[45408]

if it's not Phi Beta Kappa, then yeah, you probably should

 

[MochaMD]

I am wondering if in my description of the honor society I should include what the eligibility is..

Or will ADCOMs already know this?

Since there are sooooo many honor societies out there, I wouldn't expect the adcoms people to know the eligilibity for each one. I mentioned the requirements for each honor society that I listed on my app, even for Phi Beta Kappa.

 

[TheMightyAngus]

PBK is the only one that matters cause it's the only one that's nationally recognized.

 

[MattD]

PBK is the only one that matters cause it's the only one that's nationally recognized.

PBK is limited to liberal arts types, however. There are other honor societies out there that are nationally recognized for different disciplines. For example, in engineering it would be Tau Beta Pi.

 

[gdk]

yeah, you should probably clarify, but no need to put all the requirements in. you could do something like:
tau beta pi (engineering honor society)
lamda lamda lamda (top 5% in graduating class)
delta delta delta (texas hold'em honor society)

and so on