Is Summer Residential Governor’s Schools a big deal?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Acceptance rate is low, top 10% of class. 150 selected across the state usually for each program, some are less.

DC as a rising junior got in for humanities.

Our DC is in; rec’d notice this morning. For the language academy, we were told 700 applied for 40 slots.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Acceptance rate is low, top 10% of class. 150 selected across the state usually for each program, some are less.

DC as a rising junior got in for humanities.

Stats + ECs?

No SAT/PSAT yet as a rising junior. 4.4 weighted. Founded and leads several orgs/initiatives related to passion area…won a couple of regional/state level awards. Volunteered, varsity sports.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Gov school is up there with NISL-Y and would count as the “National” level awards people in here are always talking about.

based on what?

It is NOT an award.

It is not based on selecting kids from across the country.

It is a placement in a program. It belongs under ECs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Gov school is up there with NISL-Y and would count as the “National” level awards people in here are always talking about.

based on what?

It is NOT an award.

It is not based on selecting kids from across the country.

It is a placement in a program. It belongs under ECs.

It can be placed as a state level award. Tier 1 or 2. Depends on what your DC gets out of it (eg if a research paper from the program leads to something else outside of gov school, that would be an EC). DC put it down as an award - among others - for his HYP application. He’s in at Yale.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Acceptance rate is low, top 10% of class. 150 selected across the state usually for each program, some are less.

DC as a rising junior got in for humanities.

Our DC is in; rec’d notice this morning. For the language academy, we were told 700 applied for 40 slots.

Wow! Which language?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Gov school is up there with NISL-Y and would count as the “National” level awards people in here are always talking about.

based on what?

It is NOT an award.

It is not based on selecting kids from across the country.

It is a placement in a program. It belongs under ECs.

It can be placed as a state level award. Tier 1 or 2. Depends on what your DC gets out of it (eg if a research paper from the program leads to something else outside of gov school, that would be an EC). DC put it down as an award - among others - for his HYP application. He’s in at Yale.

In at a different ivy and we would not have listed it as an award.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Gov school is up there with NISL-Y and would count as the “National” level awards people in here are always talking about.

based on what?

It is NOT an award.

It is not based on selecting kids from across the country.

It is a placement in a program. It belongs under ECs.

It can be placed as a state level award. Tier 1 or 2. Depends on what your DC gets out of it (eg if a research paper from the program leads to something else outside of gov school, that would be an EC). DC put it down as an award - among others - for his HYP application. He’s in at Yale.

In at a different ivy and we would not have listed it as an award.

Did you list as an EC? My DC listed as an EC because DC was able to translate what was gained from the summer to something else. In at Harvard REA.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My daughter did the Math Science and Technology session in Lynchburg. Loved it!!

How did that experience help her in her college admission journey? My son is doing the Lynchburg program this summer 2026.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Do it for interest or the experience. Don't do it for college applications. It won't move the needle there.

How do you know?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do it for interest or the experience. Don't do it for college applications. It won't move the needle there.

How do you know?

Based upon the results we've seen over several years.

[Anonymous]

Can you apply to multiple or does the school/state limit each kid to one application?

[Anonymous]

Its a fun experience for the students and provides a good source of bragging rights for the parents but doesn't make an impact on the college application.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Can you apply to multiple or does the school/state limit each kid to one application?

One application and if you get in you can’t apply for another the following year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do it for interest or the experience. Don't do it for college applications. It won't move the needle there.

How do you know?

Based upon the results we've seen over several years.

My experience also. Accomplished kids who attended tried for ivies and ended up at uva. Uva is a great school IMO but the kids were disappointed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Its a fun experience for the students and provides a good source of bragging rights for the parents but doesn't make an impact on the college application.

how could you possibly know this?