Anonymous
03/23/2026 08:40
Subject: Is Summer Residential Governor’s Schools a big deal?
The same kinds of things that help kids get into Gov School also help them get into top colleges so it’s hard to tell if Gov School helps them get into top colleges or if there is overlap in who get into both because they are looking at some of the same things.
Anonymous
03/23/2026 07:28
Subject: Is Summer Residential Governor’s Schools a big deal?
Anonymous wrote:There are like 6000 students attending Governor's school each summer. The students have at least two summers in which to attend them. So you are looking at 12000+ students who have Governor's school on their resume. Now add in other similar competitive programs you are looking at 20,000 students?
For T20, they are pretty useless.
Your math is off.
My kid went to Gov school and got into HYP in SCEA. Similar results for a handful of friends. Lots of Gov school -> uva. It was the best summer program kid attended though, so I’d recommend to anyone interested in extra academic work this summer
Anonymous
03/22/2026 22:09
Subject: Is Summer Residential Governor’s Schools a big deal?
Anonymous wrote:There are like 6000 students attending Governor's school each summer. The students have at least two summers in which to attend them. So you are looking at 12000+ students who have Governor's school on their resume. Now add in other similar competitive programs you are looking at 20,000 students?
For T20, they are pretty useless.
Your math is off.
Anonymous
03/22/2026 21:48
Subject: Is Summer Residential Governor’s Schools a big deal?
There are like 6000 students attending Governor's school each summer. The students have at least two summers in which to attend them. So you are looking at 12000+ students who have Governor's school on their resume. Now add in other similar competitive programs you are looking at 20,000 students?
For T20, they are pretty useless.
For T20, they are pretty useless.
Anonymous
03/22/2026 20:14
Subject: Is Summer Residential Governor’s Schools a big deal?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:If I recall correctly student has to first be nominated by your school. Then the county has to nominate you. Then the state level selects. You should have already received if the kid has been nominated by the school and around this time the county nominates. If your school hasn’t nominated your kid then better luck next time.
Yes this is the process. If you don’t make it to the end, try again. Kid got nominated by school and division as a sophomore but didn’t get in. Applied again the next year and got it. Seems quite difficult for a younger kid.
By division do you mean district? Would you be able to share which program?
Not sure what you mean by district. Here are the school divisions in Virginia:
https://www.doe.virginia.gov/about-vdoe/virginia-school-directories/virginia-public-school-listing-by-division
There are also regions, but that doesn't have anything to do with Gov School as far as I know.
My kid did the Humanities program.
You mentioned your child got nominated at the school and division level. By division, do you district, like Fairfax County district…Loudoun County. So your child did not get through at the state level?
Did you look at the link I posted? What you are referring to as "districts" are called "school divisions" in Virginia. FCPS, LCPS, ACPS, etc. The first year my child applied, they were nominated by their school division but they were not selected. They applied again the next year and got in. I was encouraging kids to try again, but then this went off the rails with your questions about what a school division is. Not sure why you didn't just google to start with, and then not click on the link I gave you.
🤣🤣 Think you need a glass of wine. Chill.
Last time I try to help you out by answering your question.
Anonymous
03/22/2026 20:09
Subject: Re:Is Summer Residential Governor’s Schools a big deal?
Anyone else’s child anxiously waiting for decisions? It’s supposed to be mid April, but we are hoping the extended deadline doesn’t impact that timeline.
Anonymous
03/09/2026 12:20
Subject: Is Summer Residential Governor’s Schools a big deal?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote: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
probably not. too many have this on their application. exceptions surely exist — for anything on dcum.
What? Are you familiar with these? Each one is highly selective. Even the largest of these programs takes only 150 kids or so per year from across the entire state. The small programs take less than 50.
...times many states with such programs.
Anonymous
03/09/2026 09:41
Subject: Is Summer Residential Governor’s Schools a big deal?
Anonymous wrote: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
probably not. too many have this on their application. exceptions surely exist — for anything on dcum.
What? Are you familiar with these? Each one is highly selective. Even the largest of these programs takes only 150 kids or so per year from across the entire state. The small programs take less than 50.
Anonymous
03/09/2026 08:23
Subject: Is Summer Residential Governor’s Schools a big deal?
My kid went to the math/science program. He was accepted SCEA at a HYPSM. He loved it. I think it helped.
Anonymous
03/09/2026 07:13
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
probably not. too many have this on their application. exceptions surely exist — for anything on dcum.
Anonymous
03/08/2026 18:50
Subject: Is Summer Residential Governor’s Schools a big deal?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:If I recall correctly student has to first be nominated by your school. Then the county has to nominate you. Then the state level selects. You should have already received if the kid has been nominated by the school and around this time the county nominates. If your school hasn’t nominated your kid then better luck next time.
Yes this is the process. If you don’t make it to the end, try again. Kid got nominated by school and division as a sophomore but didn’t get in. Applied again the next year and got it. Seems quite difficult for a younger kid.
By division do you mean district? Would you be able to share which program?
Not sure what you mean by district. Here are the school divisions in Virginia:
https://www.doe.virginia.gov/about-vdoe/virginia-school-directories/virginia-public-school-listing-by-division
There are also regions, but that doesn't have anything to do with Gov School as far as I know.
My kid did the Humanities program.
You mentioned your child got nominated at the school and division level. By division, do you district, like Fairfax County district…Loudoun County. So your child did not get through at the state level?
Did you look at the link I posted? What you are referring to as "districts" are called "school divisions" in Virginia. FCPS, LCPS, ACPS, etc. The first year my child applied, they were nominated by their school division but they were not selected. They applied again the next year and got in. I was encouraging kids to try again, but then this went off the rails with your questions about what a school division is. Not sure why you didn't just google to start with, and then not click on the link I gave you.
🤣🤣 Think you need a glass of wine. Chill.
Anonymous
03/08/2026 16:48
Subject: Is Summer Residential Governor’s Schools a big deal?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:If I recall correctly student has to first be nominated by your school. Then the county has to nominate you. Then the state level selects. You should have already received if the kid has been nominated by the school and around this time the county nominates. If your school hasn’t nominated your kid then better luck next time.
Yes this is the process. If you don’t make it to the end, try again. Kid got nominated by school and division as a sophomore but didn’t get in. Applied again the next year and got it. Seems quite difficult for a younger kid.
By division do you mean district? Would you be able to share which program?
Not sure what you mean by district. Here are the school divisions in Virginia:
https://www.doe.virginia.gov/about-vdoe/virginia-school-directories/virginia-public-school-listing-by-division
There are also regions, but that doesn't have anything to do with Gov School as far as I know.
My kid did the Humanities program.
You mentioned your child got nominated at the school and division level. By division, do you district, like Fairfax County district…Loudoun County. So your child did not get through at the state level?
Did you look at the link I posted? What you are referring to as "districts" are called "school divisions" in Virginia. FCPS, LCPS, ACPS, etc. The first year my child applied, they were nominated by their school division but they were not selected. They applied again the next year and got in. I was encouraging kids to try again, but then this went off the rails with your questions about what a school division is. Not sure why you didn't just google to start with, and then not click on the link I gave you.
Anonymous
03/08/2026 13:58
Subject: Is Summer Residential Governor’s Schools a big deal?
My son got in as a rising junior as well. Humanities. Got into a HYPSM this year. Not solely because of Gov School but had a bunch of other ECs and natl level awards, stats etc.
Anonymous
03/08/2026 13:56
Subject: Is Summer Residential Governor’s Schools a big deal?
I think that’s right. School, county, state. My kid went to the agriculture one vatech as rising junior. Most/all cohort was senior. Kid got in ED to T10
Anonymous
03/08/2026 12:59
Subject: Is Summer Residential Governor’s Schools a big deal?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:If I recall correctly student has to first be nominated by your school. Then the county has to nominate you. Then the state level selects. You should have already received if the kid has been nominated by the school and around this time the county nominates. If your school hasn’t nominated your kid then better luck next time.
Yes this is the process. If you don’t make it to the end, try again. Kid got nominated by school and division as a sophomore but didn’t get in. Applied again the next year and got it. Seems quite difficult for a younger kid.
By division do you mean district? Would you be able to share which program?
Not sure what you mean by district. Here are the school divisions in Virginia:
https://www.doe.virginia.gov/about-vdoe/virginia-school-directories/virginia-public-school-listing-by-division
There are also regions, but that doesn't have anything to do with Gov School as far as I know.
My kid did the Humanities program.
You mentioned your child got nominated at the school and division level. By division, do you district, like Fairfax County district…Loudoun County. So your child did not get through at the state level?