As I moved on into my junior year I was voted into being Treasurer for our school’s FBLA-PBL. I also got an invitation into National Honor Society. I filled out of application and waited for the letter of acceptance or denial. At the time I felt great about my academic standing, 3.6 GPA, mostly all honors and dual enrollment courses. Needless to say, it came as a shock to me when they rejected me. Their reason for my rejection as a lack of GPA, at the time the requirement was a 3.5 GPA. I did not take this lightly, I thought to myself, “If NHS won’t accept me, what college would?’ I saw as all my friend began to get into NHS and yet I was struck with a black and white paper that simply said I was not good enough. I went on to ask teachers about what I should do. Shortly after I wrote a six paragraph essay taking about how I met the requirement for each one of the NHS pillars. I would have been so happy if I turned in that letter and they accepted me on the spot. However, the day after I turned it in I was called down and informed that the decision had not been
As I moved on into my junior year I was voted into being Treasurer for our school’s FBLA-PBL. I also got an invitation into National Honor Society. I filled out of application and waited for the letter of acceptance or denial. At the time I felt great about my academic standing, 3.6 GPA, mostly all honors and dual enrollment courses. Needless to say, it came as a shock to me when they rejected me. Their reason for my rejection as a lack of GPA, at the time the requirement was a 3.5 GPA. I did not take this lightly, I thought to myself, “If NHS won’t accept me, what college would?’ I saw as all my friend began to get into NHS and yet I was struck with a black and white paper that simply said I was not good enough. I went on to ask teachers about what I should do. Shortly after I wrote a six paragraph essay taking about how I met the requirement for each one of the NHS pillars. I would have been so happy if I turned in that letter and they accepted me on the spot. However, the day after I turned it in I was called down and informed that the decision had not been