NC Governor's School: Chance Me!

Pre-College Issues Summer Programs
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I really want to attend Governor’s School for social science!

Race: Black
Gender: Female
Grade: Junior
School Background: Small Town, Around 260 students, 50% black, 40% white, 10% hispanic, doesn’t offer AP classes or college classes until your junior year (can only do it online)
State: Eastern NC

-1st in my class out of 72
-4.0 Unweighted GPA; 4.312 Weighted GPA
-PSAT: 1090
-PACT- 23

Clubs:
-Student Advisory Council: 9,10,11
-School Ambassador: 9,10,11
-Science Club: 9,10,11
-SGA: 10,11 ( class president-10,11)
-HOSA: 10,11
-FBLA: 10,11 (Chapter president-11)
-Beta Club: 10,11
-Art Club: 10,11 (treasurer-10,11)
-National Honor Society: 11

Sports:
Varsity Track and Field: 9,10,11
Varsity Cheerleading: 11

Awards/Honors:
-Coach’s award for track
-Highest average in Health Team Relations
-Highest average in Microsoft Word & Powerpoint
-Fall sports academic team: (9,10)
-Spring sports academic team: (9,10)
-Qualified in the 4x4 relay for regionals (9,10)
-Highest average in Civics & Economics
-Star Sophomore Award
-Top 10 Finalist for FBLA Principles and Procedures- State Conference
-Probably will be a marshal

Volunteer Activity:
-Volleyball Manger: 10

  • Women’s Basketball Manager: 10
    -Volunteered to teach disabled children about birds for science club
    -I volunteer a lot with the clubs I’m involved in at school
    -Volunteer hours around 80 hours

Summer Enrichment:
-NC State Emerging Scholars Academy- (10)
-NCSSM- Summer Ventures at UNCC- (10)

Work Experience:
Babysitting: 9,10,11

Freshmen year:
-(All core classes are honors) World History, Math II, English I, Earth/Environmental, Microsoft Word and Powerpoint (received a certification), Health & PE (required course), Foods I, Health Team Relations

Sophomore year:
-(All core classes are honors) Civics & Economics, Math III, English II, Biology, Art I (just found out an art or music class is required), Health Science I, Career Management (It was mandatory but they told us last minute it was no longer necessary; also received a certification) ,Spanish I

Junior Year (hopefully):
-(all core classes are honors) Pre-Calc, Chemistry, English III, Health Science II Honors, Spanish II, College Pre-calc Algebra, College American History I & II, (maybe college psychology as an extra class)

-EC: I plan to run for the state position of FBLA Vice President for the Eastern Region, plan to apply for Tar Heels Girls State

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I attended the NC Governor’s School this past summer and looking at your stats I think you have a very good chance of getting in. This summer Gov School accepted 400(ish) females and approximately 200 males, so the chances of you getting in are higher. A lot of my friends at Gov School also attended Summer Ventures, so you also have a head up there. Don’t worry if you’re from a relatively small area, tons of Gov School students come from extremely tiny towns. You definitely have a chance of getting in, but then again the most qualified students still don’t get accepted into Gov School - it’s very selective.

Best of luck to you!

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I am also applying this year for governors school! I can’t speak as someone who previously attended, but from what I’ve seen you have a great application. I think your only weak points are that your PSAT score is a little low (but you come from a small school, so it should be okay), and a few of the classes you’ve taken aren’t related to your discipline (Foods and Art). Although, the fact that you did something like Summer Ventures, and that you are top of your class really helps you out!

I wish us both good luck! Results come out pretty soon…!

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Thank you!! Good luck to you too!

5

Has any one heard anything?

6

did you get in?

7

I did! @mackataca I wanted a new username haha.