Talk:Who's Who Among American High School Students

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I think this article is not NPOV. 
 Although it does not cost any money to be listed, it is often seen as a scam in the sense that it is simply an attempt by a private 
 company to make money through proud parents who purchase the book and various overpriced memorabilia such as a "commemorative  keychain" 
 for somewhere around $20. Students' addresses are also used to relentlessly solicit these items to their household long after they have
 declined a purchase. 
I dont think this is neutral, but I dont want to fix it, until some more people have said something about this. --DocBrown 12:51, 20 July 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Me too!! mirageinred 05:52, 27 December 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Suckers  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 128.83.161.162 (talk) 17:48, 1 March 2012 (UTC)

text:  Sam, you are correct. Unlike the other "scam" honors, it doesn't really require you to pay. You don't have to buy a book, pay a fee, etc. HOWEVER, it is a scam in the sense that it's a virtually worthless award/honor. The only potential merit is a little bit of money to help pay for college. It's almost an embarassment to put something like Who's Who on your academic acheivements. Check collegeconfidential forums for details; discussions about real and fake awards have been exhausted. Goldy496 00:31, 31 January 2007 (UTC)
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message: I have talked with several admissions officers about this program, and they think of it as a joke. Furthermore, colleges whom I have never even heard of (hence not even in the top 350 in the nation) said that they don't consider this an "academic achievement" hence I can only wonder about the academic integrity of the 95% of the colleges supposedly surveyed that said that they DO take it into consideration. 
Burntorangegolf: The article is not an opinion, because its statements are backed up by evidence. It presents criticisms and that section is CLEARLY MARKED, so people will not get confused. What you are advocating is a copy-paste of the company's description, which IS inherently biased because they are writing about THEMSELVES. 
Cmcfarland 03:50, 4 March 2007 (UTC)
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message: The official web site has been down for awhile, should we remove it from the external links section? --Mjrmtg (talk) 15:00, 20 February 2008 (UTC)
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message: FOR ALL THOSE WHO ARE TRYING TO SOLVE THE MISTERY OF THE BEING A SCAM OR NOT, I WAS ENROLLED IN THAT BOOK(Who's Who Among American High School Students) AS WELL AS IN THE National Honor Rule.
I REALLY DON'T CARE WETHER IT IS A SCAM OR NOT, ALL I CARE ABOUT IS THAT JUST THE FACT OF BEING AWARDED OR ENROLLED IN THAT LIST MADE ME FEEL GREAT AND GAVE AN INCENTIVE TO KEEP GOING ON WITH MY EFFORTS TO KEEP STUDYINNG, FOR THAT REASON I THANK A LOT TO THE PUBLISHERS OF THE Who's Who Among American High School Stends BOOK BECAUSE THEY DID NOT ASK ME EVER FOR ANY MONEY OR REQUIRED ME TO PURCHASE ANYTHING FROM THEM, INSTEAD THEY CLEARLY NOTIFIED ME THAT IT WAS ONLY AN OPTION THAT I COULD CHOOSE OR REFUSE TO, SO I SAY YOU ALL WHO ARE SAYING THAT IT IS A SCAM, SHOULD STOP SAYING IT AND LET THE STUDENTS WHO ARE ENROLLED IN THAT BOOK TO FEEL GREAT OF THAT Achivement.
Sincerely: ME-San Jose California USA  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Amorverde84 (talk • contribs) 21:33, 10 June 2009 (UTC)
replies: text:  Unfortunately, this article is supposed to be about facts, not feelings.  Although I hate to mention it, the appalling spelling and grammar in your comment here is actually circumstantial evidence supporting the fact that Who's Who was likely nothing more than a scam.  (I certainly don't mean it as a personal attack, but rather to make a point.)  I was actually in Who's Who three years in a row, including the senior year of high school that I never attended after testing out of school the year before.  Who's Who never bothered to verify that I was even in school that year. --Dulcimerist (talk) 18:04, 30 January 2012 (UTC)
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