<p>I go to a pretty competitive high school. I see that a lot of people (who are mostly extrinsically motivated for their college app) try to go to Governor's school and things of the sort to spend their summers. But, really, what sort of a boost does it provide? </p>
<p>Instead of following the line of robot Asians (sorry Asians, but it's sort of true) who are just trying to boost their college app, I'm going to be teaching myself Multi and teaching/learning from a mentor at my religious center in regards to spiritual intoxication and philosophy (which are my true passions). I'm going to be spending my entire summer there and really apply myself. To be honest, I don't care what other people are doing. I find it in my own best interest to spend my time with my God and learning about Him (sorry, Atheists). The question is, will this hurt me on my college app (I could care less, but just curious)? </p>
<p>Thoughts?</p>
<p>Well people go to gov school because in reality, they see that there’s nothing better to do if the alternative is to sit at home. a. colleges like to look for productive summers and one can’t really argue against gov school. b. Usually they are free so money isn’t a concern. c. It looks better than nothing. Usually gov schools have a competitive admissions process, so it may say something if one had the app to get in. d. you can actually learn stuff from it.</p>
<p>It may “hurt” if you can’t convey what you did in summer as productive but self-motivation is the best.</p>
<p>I personally went to Governor’s School in Virginia because I didn’t have anything better to do for the summer. It was only a month but it was honestly, the best month of my life. You meet a bunch of new people and atleast the one I went to had very few ‘nerds’. Most people were smart but really social as well.</p>
<p>Oh and then this year, a bunch of people from my school applied because the 3 people who went from my school all talked about how fun it was with their friends</p>