Somewhat urgent question...
Have any of you ever heard of the Golden Key International Honour Society? My little brother got an invitation to join it (one time fee of $70), and my parents are intrigued but know little about it and don't want to shell out the money if it's a scam like the "Who's Who" bullshit.
Any thoughts? I looked at the Web site, and it seems to be less scam-ish than "Who's Who," but it would be nice if someone here had a first-hand experience with it.
Comment or email me about it, OK? :)
Oh, and I agree, Troy...when will the Orton Era begin?
posted by Andy @ 9:46 AM
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I think they had that in my school. Without looking it up again, I think they were a "service organization" and did a lot of the same stuff as NHS only w/out the GPA requirement. Is he being asked to do it at school or was it a mail solicitation? If it's the former, perhaps if it's a club, but if it's the latter, I'd pass it by for something in school.
I'm in Golden Key, and I can't tell you what we do. I do have it listed on my CV and put in on applications and stuff. They do give scholarships and have some sort of networking stuff. I don't know if that helps.
NHS was scammy? Damn. I was hype to get into the book.
Kyle Orton possible isn't in either, but he SHOULD be #1 on the Bears' QB depth chart.
No, NHS wasn't scammy. I said that I think that Gold Key has many similar goals as NHS. NHS looks good on college apps and helps. I was in it, too.
i vaguely remember having a key club in hs that was basically a "feeder club" into golden key. i think kim's recollection is fairly accurate, and if it's only a one-time fee (and i assume his school is sending him this info vs. a random solicitation), i say go for it.
I think I got hit up for the Golden Key thing in HS, too - I think it's more like NHS than Who's Who. (And it's totally separate from Key Club, which is part of Kiwanis.)
But Jimmy's in it, so he thinks it's ok.
--Kathleen
Wait, isn't your brother in college? why would he be getting an invitation for a high school honor society?
Yeah, he is in college...and it is a college honor society...for networking, discounts on career exams (MCAT and all those things or whatever) and they do offer post-grad scholarships, I guess.
I don't know how he was solicited for it, but I'll pass on all your comments... :) Thanks!
And I was psyched to get into Who's Who as well, until I realized it didn't mean crap except that my parents shelled out whatever the price was... :)
Well, I just logged in to the Golden Key website for the first time in a long time and learned that I get discounts on auto insurance, New York Times subscriptions, and some other stuff. There is also a career web thing that might be useful, I suppose. Anyway, I guess it depends on the cost. It's a one-time fee, so if it's not bad then it's probably worth it. If it's expensive, then don't bother.
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