Hi everyone,
I have been lurking on this website for about a year now. I have a questions about pre-college programs. I have always thought that paid programs were not as impressive to college admissions. One of the reasons the Governor’s School was highly regarded was because it was free to attend and had a competitive application process. . The applications for the PA Global program just came out and there is a $4000 cost for all students, regardless of state residence (a change from last year). All the other PA Governor’s programs are still free. Here’s my question: will this change it’s prestige since it is now a paid program? Would our money be spent better elsewhere? My son is interested in politics, history, pre-law. Thank you for any thoughts you can offer.