hello,

i gather you're new here. we always love fresh points of view, and we're certainly glad to have you. however, i must admit i find your attitude troubling. hmmm...

we've all been denied honors, prizes, etc. we wanted and believed we deserved. that's normal, and it's normal that you're disappointed. however, i strongly encourage you to focus your energies towards better ends. the phrase "sour grapes" comes to mind.

you should not pretend all who were inducted were so undeserving. moreover, the people evaluating you can't hope to fully understand every situation, so looking at the gpa is the easiest way to go. surely you admit this is a good approximation of academic success, at the very least? academic success is only moderately correlated with real intelligence anyway.

what bothers me most is your condescension. you seem very full of yourself, from this post. whether this is the case or not is irrelevant - first impressions are a big part of how people see you. and as much as we may want to, we have to live with other people whether we like it or not. nobody likes an ass.

i hope this little rant of mine had some effect on you. rarely do i take anything i read on these forums to be personal. however, i think i'm sensing in you something i once saw in myself. i was in ib, nhs, and every academic team and club at my high. i had over a 5.0 gpa. however, i was unable to finish the last year of high school in the united states and had to leave all my academic success behind. i had around a 3.0 gpa my senior year, had no extracurricular activities and could not take any AP exams. how would that make you feel? i've since come to realize that all those things don't matter. many people are smarter than me, and i am smarter than many other people.

i don't feel like elaborating a grand theory of universal understanding at the moment, i just wanted to suggest you worry about yourself and not think so poorly of others.