<p>...or actually, how many of the accepted, didn't go to governor's school? Is this a big factor in admissions? I hear it's a big deal to go, but there was no way I would have time this summer: I've got an internship, I've got to work to pay my car insurance and gas bills, and I have to make college visits. Will this hurt my chances for admission?</p>
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<p>it is a giant factor, especially for New Jersey residents. It also depends on which governor's school you''re talking about. The science governors school helps alot, while the others don't seem to have made that large of a difference. I think that something 15/85 kids from 2003 governors school of the sciences are in the class of 2008, and those are only the ones who decided to attend princeton. Atleast 5 or 6 more were accepted. It was kinda crazy during orientation week because there would be miny g-school reunions as we all saw each other.</p>
<p>That being said, not going to governors school obviously doesnt hurt you, as there are another 1100 students who have been admitted that did not attend governors school. If you were accepted to njgss and want to go to princeton, i would strongly strongly recommend that you attend. It's only one month of your summer, and you can easily get another job for the rest of the time, and have more time for college visits. It can also help to spend the time on a college campus for the summer as it can help you to figure out what you might want from a school.</p>
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<p>i attended gspi (governor's school of public issues) last summer, and based on where my fellow gov schooler's are going, i'd say its a pretty big factor. (4 to princeton, 6 to harvard, and 2 to yale, plus many other people attending other ivies). admission factors aside though , i'd definitely recommend going to governor's school if you have the opportunity, just because it will be one of the best experiences of your life. the people you meet and the experiences you share are absolutely incredible, and the month flies by like you wouldn't believe.</p>
<p>I do not go to princeton, but at the University of Chicago, their are a ton of new jersey governor's school people. As someone who made the 2nd round of governor's school I must say kudeo's to all that got in, but that it is a self-selecting applicant pool</p>
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<p>I went to NJ Gov School for Sciences 2004. There will be 14 or 15 of us at Princeton next year. I think 16 were accepted. This is out of 93 people who attended NJGSS, and I think around 20 something applied to Princeton.</p>
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<p>In addition, around 11 were accepted to Harvard. 3 were accepted to Caltech. Almost 10 were accepted to Penn. 3 were accepted to Columbia. 6 were accepted to Yale. Of course though, there are overlaps, as people are accepted to more than one Ivy.</p>
<p>Besides that, though, Gov School (at least in NJ), is one amazing experience that definately should be taken advantage of. I mean, where else can you experience a free four week camp that lets you do things you normally would do in college run summer programs that require fees? It also creates friendships that last forever.</p>
<p>I'm going to Gov School for International, and I'm so excited:) How is GSIS viewed in relation to other gov schools?</p>
<p>first off, congratulations on getting in =D. second, i'm pretty sure that all of the governor school's are viewed very highly, and my friend who attended GSIS '04 has many friends going to ivy leagues and other high-caliber colleges. as for actual statistics - you'll have to ask someone who actually went.</p>
<p>what the heck is governor's school? I dont think IL even has one.</p>
<p>Governor's school is a program that is offered in different states. I believe NJ, PA, VA, and like, two other states offer this program. </p>
<p>It varies from state to state, but in NJ, there are 6: Sciences, Int'l. Studies, Public Issues, Environment, Engineering, the Arts. Basically, to get selected, you must be nominated by your school. Depending on the school size, your school will be limited to nominating either one or two persons per gov school, unless you're from East Brunswick, NJ, which has the privilege of nominating 3. You can not apply to more than one. From there, you must be approved by the county, and after receiving approval from the county, your application (essays, activities resume, transcript, 2 recs) goes to the specific school that you are nominated for and the school decides whether or not to accept you. Obviously, the Arts will have more requirements, such as a music tape, a sample of your portfolio, etc. If you are accepted, you get to go to a one month summer camp. It's totally free and funded by the state government, which is why it looks good on the resume becuase this is totally merit based, not how much money your parents can spend. </p>
<p>Depending on the school, you will get to do different things. Int'l. Studies gets to go to Canada. Sciences gets to do research projects. And so on. You work with professors who are knowledgable in the area. And, most importantly, you meet people who share the same interests as you, and from these, friendships are created. And since you're stuck in a college dorm for a month with these people, the bonds grow tighter.</p>
<p>Hope that helped.</p>
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<p>And about Int'l. Studies. Congratulations on being accepted. I know people who went and loved it. As for college acceptances, I don't know the stats, but I do know that most if not all do end up at top tier colleges. Have fun ...especially during that one week in Canada.</p>
<p>I went to NJ Gov School of Intl. Studies it was one of the most amazing experiences of my life!</p>
<p>Also, it really seemed as if Princeton, and other ivy leagues, took well to having NJ Intl. Studies Gov School on the resume.</p>
<p>Of the 100 people who went for 2004, the statistics are roughly:
Brown - 3
Columbia - 4
Cornell - 3
Harvard - 6
Princeton - 6
UPenn - 7
Yale - 2</p>
<p>My daughter and EIGHT of her Pennsylvania Governor's School for the
Sciences (Summer 2000, Carnegie Mellon University) alumni will be graduating from Princeton on Tuesday! If I remember there were 90 students at PGSS. Harvard, Yale, MIT were also well represented by the 2000 PGSS cohort. My opinion - Governor's Schools are a MAJOR factor in acceptance by these schools.</p>
<p>My daughter attended NJ Gov. school for the sciences last year.
She absolutely loved it, and conceders her roommate to be one of her best friends. She ran into at least 8 of her gov school friends during the pre-frosh program. From my understanding, all the gov school alums she met are attending P'ton.</p>
<p>So, everyone here who got in attended Governor's school? Damn, I'm gonna have no shot at all.</p>
<p>Well, that's a very big generalization. Yes, Gov School helps. Is it everything? No. I know a few gov school people who were rejected by some ivies, myself being one of them. I know some gov school people who got rejected by Pton. That just proves that gov school isn't everything.</p>
<p>Where are you going, qtip?</p>
<p>I'm going to Pton. Lol. But I was rejected from Harvard, Cornell, Penn, and Columbia.</p>