<p>try a senator...si between junior and senior year considered a junior for their purposes or not?</p>
<p>when are the summer applications due?</p>
<p>For summer session you can be either before or after your junior year, just as long as you are at least 16. For school year semesters, only kids in their junior year of HS.<br>
The school is small, only for the 60 or so pages, so the curriculum is limited to junior year and core courses. Math (Alg II, PreCal, or Cal); English (usually BritLit and AmLit); Science (Chem, Physics); SocSt (Gover., Econ, & some others I can't remember); ForeignLang (French, Spanish). Plenty to choose from though. The Senate school is basically the same but foreign language is not offered (they have tutors for that). You receive a transcript for the semester, kind of like if you had attended two high schools that you would send off with college application. You do need to work with your home school to make sure the classes you take keep you on track for when you return.
Bahamas, I would call other nearby congressmen's offices and explain your situation. You can be sponsored from someone outside your area. Also, being junior doesn't mean he can't sponsor. My sponsor is only a second-termer. Don't forget about your senators too.
To all, try this link <a href="http://www.pagealumni.us%5B/url%5D">www.pagealumni.us</a> then go to "forums" on the left side. Good people on that site.</p>
<p>I forgot something...when on the pagealumni site, go to "forums" on the left. Then go to "page life questions." Scroll down to the bottom and change "the last thirty days" to "the beginning". That way you'll have posts from a long time back and probably more info than you can digest (good and bad!)
Happy reading!</p>
<p>any idea how competitive this is? for the app progress, should I talk to Corzine, Lautenberg, or my Rep. Saxton? also, how can one stand out if I have nothing special about me? sorry im so inquizitive, this program just seems perfect!</p>
<p>It's crazy-competitive so you need to think about this like applying for college. From ninth grade on, what awards have you won, varsity sports, scouting, church activities, leadership, volunteering, long-term activity/commitment, etc, etc. You have to seriously look at yourself and develop a "resume" just like you will need to do for college applications. If you can't brag about yourself, who can?????
Talk to both senators' offices and the congressman from your district. That's at least three phone calls and possibly more if you end up needing to call their Washington DC offices.
Read my earlier post about visiting the page alumni site also.</p>
<p>Dont you have to be a citizen?</p>
<p>someone from my school just got selected for the congressional page program. he's a junior. he's leaving at the end of the month. a girl from my school went to it a couple years ago too...pretty sweeet</p>
<p>greenday how are those kids academically and with ECs? are they just good or are they like harvard-bound kids?</p>
<p>called one of my senators, and he told me he's already picked his candidates up until 2008 :/ Oh well, I guess I'll try the others. I'm wondering if it's too late, though.</p>
<p>vegan who did you speak with that knew what they were talking abou...like did you call local or DC office or what</p>
<p>I called the DC office, and the woman I talked to is the person who sets up internships and all that kind of stuff for the senator. I'm not sure what her official job title is though. I just asked for someone who could give me information on the senate page program. I'm going to try my congresspeople on tuesday, but i'm not hopeful...</p>
<p>umm the other girl ended up going to middlebury. she wasnt harvard material, but she had a great story. her dad went to prison, she was living with foster parents, shed lived in a shelter, she got into our school off the waiting lsit and with hard work she earned good grades, got into honors classes, and yeahh u get the drift.</p>
<p>Not all pages are chosen due to cronyism/nepotism. We are not a politically connected/wealthy family yet my child served on the Hill during the academic year. One roommate was a neighbor of a Congressman, the other had no connections.
For my child, it was a fantastic experience that fueled the passing interest in politics into a passion.</p>
<p>motherdear...how long did your daughter find out that she was nominated after she applied? im appliyng for the summer house page program. appw as due march 22nd. im sooo nervous and i dont know when im going to find out!</p>
<p>I've been invited to that too.</p>
<p>Anyone have a prestige measurement? Acceptance rate?</p>
<p>nonono i think youre confusing programs. this isnt something they mass mail about. you have to go through your representative or senator</p>
<p>Someone confirm this, please, but I've heard that the Page Program selects 70 out of ~1000 applicants. Is this true?</p>
<p>kchen,
Your numbers are in the ballpark, however, it is really hard to know exactly. Let me explain(and this is for the House, not Senate pages)--- Your congressman can nominate one person. So depending on your competition at the local level, you could be up against ten people or 1000.<br>
From there, each congressmen has the potential to nominate (many don't). So, for our numbers, say that every one did. Provided you were the survivor at the local level, your package would then be up against the around 435 (I forgot the exact #) of other congressmen's nominations.
The final number chosen is closer around 60, not 70.<br>
To make these numbers worse, it depends on if your congressman is a Rep. or Dem. A certain percentage of pages is allocated to each party (supposedly determined by which party controls the House at the time). I think right now it's like 20/40 split.<br>
So no, you are not in the running for one of 60 slots. Just one of whatever your congressman is
I know this is all as clear as mud!</p>
<p>e766 how long after apps are due do you find out if you got a nom or not</p>