<p>woohoo i got in 
i found out at 10ish last night 
engineering and technology </p>
<p>and to trackgirl: im a runner too! distance! you?</p>
<p>yeah iām a distance runner too! i need to figure out a way to get in a run every day of gov skoolā¦</p>
<p>sweet! we can run together haha! you do cross country then, right? because i need to train for that haha! yayy this is exciting :D</p>
<p>hey guysā¦i was just wondering if anybody knew when the waitlisted people would know whether or not theyāll be able to go to governors school this summer </p>
<p>congrats to everyone who made it!</p>
<p>we have to reply by april 19tā¦I remember seeing somewhere that we had only 2 weeks so that this way, the people who were waitlisted have enough time to be notified. soo i guess if people decline before that, youāll be notified thats my guess though. or they might wait until the 19th and email them all at once. good luck!!! :D</p>
<p>i hate to do this, but: does anyone know what colleges would like better, attending governors in science, or taking calculus 3 at a community college</p>
<p>tomsriver, governors in science MOST DEFINITELY. I mean, you applied and were accepted into governorās school. (almost) anyone can take calc 3 at a community college.</p>
<p>I apologize for interrupting the discussion with a question that may seem redundant or ignorant, but is Governorās School extremely selective in New Jersey? </p>
<p>In my state, Governorās School admissions seem overwhelmingly non-competitive. As an example, last year, 22 people applied from my school, and 21 were accepted.</p>
<p>Exodus, A school can only nominate up to 3 people per school depending upon the class size. And then the nominees have to apply to governorās school by reporting grades, transcripts and sending in essays. I think like 2400 apply each year and each school has accepted 60-90 in the past, maybe even fewer this year due to budget cuts and lack of funding. It also may depend upon your school. I attend a public school and we usually have 0-2 of the 6 applicants make it in each year. Other private schools in North Jersey may have all their applicants make it in, but Iām not really sure what goes on in those environmentsā¦ Your school might be really amazing; I donāt know. </p>
<p>What state are you from?</p>
<p>My school should be one of the best in the state, but I would not consider it āamazingā by competitive East Coast standards.</p>
<p>I live in Arkansas, and our application process appears to be fundamentally different from New Jerseyās, based on what youāve described. While multiple essays, teacher recommendations, the studentās resume, transcripts, etc. are required here as well, teachers nominate students (at least they do at my school); Iām not aware of any sort of cap on how many nominations are allotted per teacher. In fact, as much as 10% of the junior class of each school is allowed to apply, translating to roughly 80 students for my school (although, to the best of my knowledge, only ~50 applied this year). </p>
<p>I guess Iām lucky. =P Although I must say, ever since I visited Newark, Iāve been intensely jealous of NJ and other coastal residents. You guys have so many more opportunities available, even if being selected to them is significantly more competitive.</p>
<p>i think it is a big deal here lol my PRINCIPAL called me to congratulate me and send out a mass email to all the teachersā¦its kind of embarrassing lolā¦but oh well apparently not many people from my school have gotten in in the pastā¦maybe like only one or two at the most. but hey, that may just be my school :D</p>
<p>hey tomsriver, just curious as I live in Toms River alsoā¦ do you go to north south or east?</p>
<p>hey guys, I think Iām going to make a Facebook group for everyone in E&T, because I searched and there doesnāt seem to be oneā¦</p>
<p>ā¦ehz your numbers are way off lol. 2400 applicants and 60-90 acceptances? NJ Gov School has around a 25% acceptance rate, itās definitely not as selective as you think. Every student nominated from my school is usually accepted every year.</p>
<p>jersey13, thatās what the governorās school site said. and it also depends on what school youāre from.</p>
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<p>Straight from the NJ Gov. School site. The numbers translate to a 26% acceptance rate. </p>
<p>[THE</a> GOVERNORāS SCHOOL OF NEW JERSEY - HISTORY](<a href=āhttp://www.state.nj.us/govschool/History.htm]THEā>http://www.state.nj.us/govschool/History.htm)</p>
<p>hmmm I could have sworn I saw my numbers somewhere, hmmmmā¦ </p>
<p>thanks for pointing out my error jersey</p>
<p>trackgirl, did you make the facebook group? :D</p>
<p>and if you did, could you post the link so i could join?</p>
<p>no need to make a group i got an email from the coordinator blase he made a group for all the staff and students</p>
<p>if youāre on the waitlist, do the people e-mail you if you got rejected or only if you got accepted?</p>