Anonymous
Post 03/29/2023 17:45     Subject: Is Summer Residential Governor’s Schools a big deal?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:How does one apply for such programs? Do you have to be nominated by your school?



DC got accepted this summer for Humanities so I can you the process this year. It's probably the same timeline every year.

Oct 20- School sent Gov School Announcement
Oct 20- The student submits interest form (required to attend interest meeting)
Oct 26 - The student attends interest meeting
Nov 15- First part of applications due to the counselor- Application has test scores, activities- The counselor will verify test scores- CogAT, SAT etc. )
Dec 7 Student submits the rest of the application to the counselor- recommendation letters and essay.
Jan 27- The school nominated 10 to move forward to the county level.
Feb 25- DC got a notification about advancing to the state level.
April 15- Got notified that DC was accepted.

Long process. Lots of waiting so we had to have backup plans.
DC went to Johns Hopkins CTY for years so it was a relief to not have to pay a lot this summer.



Another child of privilege.


Wouldn't call it privilege exactly.

- Signed, Immigrant family who wanted to support DC's education even though it was financially a stretch, but couldn't find free programs that were available for residential summers until Governor's school.
Anonymous
Post 03/29/2023 08:15     Subject: Is Summer Residential Governor’s Schools a big deal?
TJ is also a governors school.
Anonymous
Post 03/29/2023 08:14     Subject: Is Summer Residential Governor’s Schools a big deal?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:How does one apply for such programs? Do you have to be nominated by your school?



DC got accepted this summer for Humanities so I can you the process this year. It's probably the same timeline every year.

Oct 20- School sent Gov School Announcement
Oct 20- The student submits interest form (required to attend interest meeting)
Oct 26 - The student attends interest meeting
Nov 15- First part of applications due to the counselor- Application has test scores, activities- The counselor will verify test scores- CogAT, SAT etc. )
Dec 7 Student submits the rest of the application to the counselor- recommendation letters and essay.
Jan 27- The school nominated 10 to move forward to the county level.
Feb 25- DC got a notification about advancing to the state level.
April 15- Got notified that DC was accepted.

Long process. Lots of waiting so we had to have backup plans.
DC went to Johns Hopkins CTY for years so it was a relief to not have to pay a lot this summer.

This is confusing. We are also waiting. It is not April 15 yet. How do you know already?

Anonymous
Post 03/29/2023 08:08     Subject: Is Summer Residential Governor’s Schools a big deal?
My kid is awaiting results for this summer (and trying to find backup plans!). Governor’s Schools are a great option and free!
Anonymous
Post 03/29/2023 07:55     Subject: Re:Is Summer Residential Governor’s Schools a big deal?
Yes thats a real thing different from the money grab Summer college programs
Anonymous
Post 03/29/2023 07:48     Subject: Is Summer Residential Governor’s Schools a big deal?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:How does one apply for such programs? Do you have to be nominated by your school?



DC got accepted this summer for Humanities so I can you the process this year. It's probably the same timeline every year.

Oct 20- School sent Gov School Announcement
Oct 20- The student submits interest form (required to attend interest meeting)
Oct 26 - The student attends interest meeting
Nov 15- First part of applications due to the counselor- Application has test scores, activities- The counselor will verify test scores- CogAT, SAT etc. )
Dec 7 Student submits the rest of the application to the counselor- recommendation letters and essay.
Jan 27- The school nominated 10 to move forward to the county level.
Feb 25- DC got a notification about advancing to the state level.
April 15- Got notified that DC was accepted.

Long process. Lots of waiting so we had to have backup plans.
DC went to Johns Hopkins CTY for years so it was a relief to not have to pay a lot this summer.



Another child of privilege.
Anonymous
Post 03/29/2023 06:40     Subject: Is Summer Residential Governor’s Schools a big deal?
Correct-and you can only do it one time.
Anonymous
Post 03/28/2023 22:30     Subject: Re:Is Summer Residential Governor’s Schools a big deal?
They only accept rising juniors and seniors correct?
Anonymous
Post 03/28/2023 21:31     Subject: Is Summer Residential Governor’s Schools a big deal?
Anonymous wrote:Strange that MD doesn’t have this-I know DE did. One of my best friends went for music. She met her senior year boyfriend there - he was there for some government program


It’s not quite the same but UMD does have the Terp Young Scholars Program.

https://oes.umd.edu/pre-college-programs/terp-young-scholars
Anonymous
Post 03/28/2023 21:23     Subject: Is Summer Residential Governor’s Schools a big deal?
Anonymous wrote:Is it a big deal to be selected to join the
Summer Residential Governor’s Schools? Will it help college application? Thank you


Yes. Not necessarily. You’re welcome!
Anonymous
Post 03/28/2023 21:19     Subject: Is Summer Residential Governor’s Schools a big deal?
Anyone have an idea how many advance to the state level for the STEM academy? April 15 cannot come fast enough!
Anonymous
Post 05/19/2022 23:05     Subject: Is Summer Residential Governor’s Schools a big deal?
Anonymous wrote:How does one apply for such programs? Do you have to be nominated by your school?



DC got accepted this summer for Humanities so I can you the process this year. It's probably the same timeline every year.

Oct 20- School sent Gov School Announcement
Oct 20- The student submits interest form (required to attend interest meeting)
Oct 26 - The student attends interest meeting
Nov 15- First part of applications due to the counselor- Application has test scores, activities- The counselor will verify test scores- CogAT, SAT etc. )
Dec 7 Student submits the rest of the application to the counselor- recommendation letters and essay.
Jan 27- The school nominated 10 to move forward to the county level.
Feb 25- DC got a notification about advancing to the state level.
April 15- Got notified that DC was accepted.

Long process. Lots of waiting so we had to have backup plans.
DC went to Johns Hopkins CTY for years so it was a relief to not have to pay a lot this summer.

Anonymous
Post 05/19/2022 11:57     Subject: Is Summer Residential Governor’s Schools a big deal?
here is the webpage from the state DOE

https://www.doe.virginia.gov/instruction/governors_school_programs/index.shtml
Anonymous
Post 05/19/2022 10:17     Subject: Re:Is Summer Residential Governor’s Schools a big deal?
Anonymous wrote:Keep in mind there are also Governer's School's state wide that are full time. My child never participated in a summer program but did do one Junior and Senior year, amazing program that was instrumental in developing the skills necessary to be successful in college.


yeah, I have a friend in SW VA (near Tech and Radford) that has a son at one of the academic year schools.

And I know there is an arts one in the Tidewater area.
Anonymous
Post 05/19/2022 09:00     Subject: Re:Is Summer Residential Governor’s Schools a big deal?
Keep in mind there are also Governer's School's state wide that are full time. My child never participated in a summer program but did do one Junior and Senior year, amazing program that was instrumental in developing the skills necessary to be successful in college.