08-27-2010 at 06:30 PM
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I assume the $90 from each member goes a long way...
Say 20000 x 15% = 3000 x 90... lots of funding.
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It's not just McMaster either is it?
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08-27-2010 at 08:36 PM
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so this is affiliated with the registrar's office? if not then who funds the thing?
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They get the information about the top 15% from the Registrar's office. So them saying that you are invited because of your academic standing is legit.
Golden Key is an international organization with chapters around the world. I'm fairly sure that as an MSU club it gets funding from the MSU. For the Kenya trip we got donations from Peter George as well as some of the faculty. |
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08-27-2010 at 09:17 PM
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You can get the certificate for $5 though.
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08-27-2010 at 10:04 PM
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I got invited, and all I care about is knowing I did well. The letter was so vague about the society. Although Im kinda surprised that my 10.4 is top 15% ?!
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08-27-2010 at 10:08 PM
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I got invited, and all I care about is knowing I did well. The letter was so vague about the society. Although Im kinda surprised that my 10.4 is top 15% ?!
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Also the fact that it says "Class". So does that mean you are considered for every class you take? Although I doubt it because I got a 12 in first year in one of my courses and wasn't invited. So does it mean program? Maybe Faculty? Who knows :\
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08-27-2010 at 10:12 PM
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Also the fact that it says "Class". So does that mean you are considered for every class you take? Although I doubt it because I got a 12 in first year in one of my courses and wasn't invited. So does it mean program? Maybe Faculty? Who knows :\
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I think "class" means like im "class of 2013" .. so of my year
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08-27-2010 at 10:43 PM
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You can get the certificate for $5 though.
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I think you have to pay the $90 to join before you can get any of that other stuff, because all of that says you're a member.
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Also the fact that it says "Class". So does that mean you are considered for every class you take? Although I doubt it because I got a 12 in first year in one of my courses and wasn't invited. So does it mean program? Maybe Faculty? Who knows :\
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When they say "class" it definitely doesn't mean every class you take. It either means faculty or the whole year...I'm not quite sure which. It seems unlikely that it's by program, since there are so many...and like, my program has 17 people, so the top 15% would be the top 2-3 people...and I'd bet money I'm not one of the top 2-3 people in my program, but I got an invite.
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08-27-2010 at 10:43 PM
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I had an 11.8 sessional average. Thanks to english I am down to an 11.6 after this summer, despite getting 12's in the other 4 courses I took this summer.
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08-27-2010 at 11:19 PM
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It seems rather strange to me how they boast they are the world's largest collegiate honour society - wouldn't that imply that they allow the most people into their group, and so have the lowest standards? I mean, the top 15% seems to be a pretty generous cut-off range.
I suppose this is yet another example of the "trophy generation" - EVERYBODY wins! Nobody goes home empty-handed! Yay! (Brought to you by the people who started the trend of saying "very unique". Oh humans...)
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08-28-2010 at 03:24 AM
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I think they mean 15% from each faculty. Still debating if I should join. Its non-profit btw
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08-28-2010 at 01:55 PM
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Looks like a waste of money.
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