Munnabhai_M.D. Posted December 18, 2012 Report Posted December 18, 2012 Hi, Is there anyone who's a member of Golden Key International Honour Society? Is it worth it to join?
futureGP Posted December 18, 2012 Report Posted December 18, 2012 i didn't... i had to pay for it for.. what lol i don't regret not joining either. you can get any opportunity the club offers from outside the club
peachaso Posted December 18, 2012 Report Posted December 18, 2012 It's somewhat of a scam. I would recommend not joining it; it isn't worth anything on your resume either.
apache Posted December 18, 2012 Report Posted December 18, 2012 i did the first year i got offered... but im not paying every year... lol, theyre not that great for jobs either unless your in to Hi, Is there anyone who's a member of Golden Key International Honour Society? Is it worth it to join?
Mithril Posted December 18, 2012 Report Posted December 18, 2012 No, don't join this piece of crap society. They send you spam and want your money. It was a pain in the ass to get myself removed from their mailing list.
future_doc Posted December 18, 2012 Report Posted December 18, 2012 From my perspective, it is a scam and therefore, I was not prepared to waste my money.
apache Posted December 18, 2012 Report Posted December 18, 2012 yeah, i got suckered, lol From my perspective, it is a scam and therefore, I was not prepared to waste my money.
rmorelan Posted December 18, 2012 Report Posted December 18, 2012 The name of this organization - it almost sounds made up, like someone was trying to cram the maximum number of ego boosting words into a title(?) What is it that they are supposed to do?
charmer08 Posted December 18, 2012 Report Posted December 18, 2012 Hi, Is there anyone who's a member of Golden Key International Honour Society? Is it worth it to join? Uhm I don't know about the people above but they do provide a number of opportunities if you're willing to take advantage of them: - scholarschips - any member across the world can apply - chapter scholarships - the chapter at my school provides 3 scholarships just to the members at that university (but you have to be an active member of the club to be able to have a chance of getting them) - discounts (including TPR prep courses - I wasn't able to use this discount on top of their sale prize tho) - also club executive opportunities... the club is very active at my university - and it def looks and sounds good on the resume I haven't taken advantage of most of these opportunties except for the last one so for me it wasn't really worth it. If you're planning to get involved in this club, then its def worth it. You do get a lot of spam from them tho...
ema2iur Posted December 18, 2012 Report Posted December 18, 2012 When you get nominated to join their society based on marks, how exactly do they get access to your marks?
charmer08 Posted December 18, 2012 Report Posted December 18, 2012 When you get nominated to join their society based on marks, how exactly do they get access to your marks? Along with their letter, I also got a letter from the President of my university congratulating me ... So yeah, the university is probably involved.
Head Squeeze Posted December 18, 2012 Report Posted December 18, 2012 Along with their letter, I also got a letter from the President of my university congratulating me ... So yeah, the university is probably involved. Yeah, thats the weird part.
Mighty Molar Posted December 18, 2012 Report Posted December 18, 2012 personally, I think it's a waste of money to join the GKHS; however, some classmates in my undergrad took advantage of the membership and got ~$100-$200 scholarship from them.
a1b1 Posted December 18, 2012 Report Posted December 18, 2012 They send you this letter to try to make you feel special or unique or w/e, but in reality they send it to everyone, and ask for a fee. To me it looks like an obvious scam, but I could be wrong. Personally, I would not join it.
fugacity Posted December 18, 2012 Report Posted December 18, 2012 I don't why universities support scams like this, but yes it is totally useless. Seeing the common consensus here on the forum, people may think less of you if you list it on your resume/cv.
Legion Posted December 18, 2012 Report Posted December 18, 2012 I don't why universities support scams like this, but yes it is totally useless. Seeing the common consensus here on the forum, people may think less of you if you list it on your resume/cv. And who exactly are these people?
ema2iur Posted December 18, 2012 Report Posted December 18, 2012 I don't why universities support scams like this, but yes it is totally useless. Seeing the common consensus here on the forum, people may think less of you if you list it on your resume/cv. I wouldn't go that far. Maybe being invited to GK isn't so special among higher-achieving premeds, but to be invited you have to be in the top certain % of students in your faculty. So I think relatively speaking, getting nominated for membership is a personal achievement. However, after reading the posts on here and the consensus, I feel pretty dumb for getting the membership and not even taking advantage of it. Sounded like a good idea at the time...
future_doc Posted December 18, 2012 Report Posted December 18, 2012 I agree, the universities are taken in and give them the GPA information and our addresses that really should be treated confidentially. Some time back when I was invited, I did my own due diligence and seem to recall a disproportionate amount of funding went to their executives in salaries.
Head Squeeze Posted December 19, 2012 Report Posted December 19, 2012 I agree, the universities are taken in and give them the GPA information and our addresses that really should be treated confidentially. Some time back when I was invited, I did my own due diligence and seem to recall a disproportionate amount of funding went to their executives in salaries. Universities nominate top 15% of the class and recommend them to join the society by sending letters on their behalf. They don't get any confidential info unless you sign up and provide the info yourself.
future_doc Posted December 19, 2012 Report Posted December 19, 2012 Its been a few years, I think I got a letter from them, not the university, however, I am not entirely sure.
preppy038 Posted December 19, 2012 Report Posted December 19, 2012 Its been a few years, I think I got a letter from them, not the university, however, I am not entirely sure. yep, they send us the letter not the university
Head Squeeze Posted December 20, 2012 Report Posted December 20, 2012 maybe its different for our university. I got all the crap in university envelope.
future_doc Posted December 20, 2012 Report Posted December 20, 2012 yep, they send us the letter not the university And the university has no right to share our innformation. The fact that they have the information clearly implies the university supports this organization - which I consider to be a big scam.
aaronjw Posted December 20, 2012 Report Posted December 20, 2012 And the university has no right to share our innformation. The fact that they have the information clearly implies the university supports this organization - which I consider to be a big scam. I agree. The university is a big scam
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