<p>Hey guys!
North Carolina Governor's School?</p>
<p>Just wondering if anyone has done this before, is applying, or has applied in the past?
I'm working on the essays right now... the app is due tomorrow :/ slight procrastination ha</p>
<p>I was thinking about applying but there’s a $500 tuition fee this year.</p>
<p>I have friends who have gone. They loved it.</p>
<p>Ya i heard about the fee; it sucks considering it’s always been a free opportunity. My chances of getting in are slim, but the teacher who nominated me is really pushing it so I’m going for it</p>
<p>I am thinking about doing it, but I am not entirely convinced. According to the info session, the program sounded horrible and not fun. Plus, do you guys know how hot it is in Winston-Salem and Raleigh in the summer? It’s BRUTAL heat, and no A/C would not make that fun. The class descriptions are vague, and there’s a class about discussing emotions. I guess that’s to make sure that everybody is happy and not psycho. The fee is not too bad (relative to some other programs), but I have to pay $200 just to take the aptitude test, and I still may not get in of course. So, I have to pay 200 bucks just to apply, and that’s kind of steep.</p>
<p>I might apply to Natural Sciences, but I am thinking of not applying now.</p>
<p>Good luck to everybody applying :)</p>
<p>The whole thing is highly recommended at my school. Counselors run it and administer the aptitude test. Something like 40 kids were nominated/self nominated and took the aptitude test, but the 92 percentile requirement messed up a lot of kids, so now there’s only a few of us continuing the application. 200 bucks to apply seems intense! I didn’t run into that hmm</p>
<p>Natural Sciences sounds cool; I’m more of an English/Social Science person myself ha</p>
<p>Well good luck!</p>
<p>Thanks Emililly415! 
Good luck to you and everybody else as well!</p>
<p>Well, I’m at a private school, so I have to pay $200 for that aptitude test. Grrr, I have no clue what to do. </p>
<p>We hold it in high regard as well, but for some reason it just feels fake to me. Oh well, I may still apply I guess.</p>
<p>Look at Summer Ventures too - I did it and it was a lot of fun</p>
<p>I think the two are similar so if you feel one is “fake” the other probably will seem so as well…many kids end up doing both over two summers</p>
<p>Well, that’s the thing i am mulling over. Like the Brown camps were rewarding because the freedom they allowed granted me the opportunites to actually be a “college” student, and allowd me to research an engineering project that I am still working on. I’ll check it ot though, thanks Secret Asian Man! :)</p>
<p>Hey guys I know its a dead post, but does anybody know a relative acceptance rate or how competitive getting into:
- Math
- Social Science
- Natural Science
is?</p>
<p>I’m asian so I don’t think I have a good chance at math, but I am SO good at it. </p>
<p>Social Science I am pretty good at because I do debate on current events.</p>
<p>What do they test for Social Science (aptitude test)?</p>
<p>Thank you.</p>
<p>@Above:
I don’t think it’s that selective at all tbh.
Like, they have quotas for every county in North Carolina.
So, in my county, which is pretty small, we have about 6 students who go to the governor school a year, and basically if you want to go, apply, and more than likely you’ll get in.
At other schools though, you have to be chosen by the principals, i think, so it really depends.</p>
<p>What would be the rate for Mecklenburg County? (LARGE)</p>
<p>My sister is having issues with this aptitude testing. Where did you go to get tested?</p>
<p>I went to GSE in 2010. Best experience of my life. You should totally go if you get the chance.</p>
<p>Where did you go to get tested? It’s really important that we find out quickly!</p>
<p>How long is the aptitude test?</p>