Pennsylvania Student Applicant Criteria

ELIGIBILITY

- The applicant must be a current sophomore or junior in any secondary school at the time of the application deadline. Homeschoolers are eligible.
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- The applicant must have at least one custodial parent or legal, court-appointed guardian whose primary residence of record is in Pennsylvania. Military dependents stationed in Pennsylvania are eligible.

- The applicant may not have previously attended any of the eight Pennsylvania Governor's Schools.

-The applicant may apply to no more than two of the eight Pennsylvania Governor's Schools in a year.

-The student who accepts an invitation to attend the Governor's School must commit to staying in residence for the full 35-day program which does not allow trips home or other absences.


NO EXCEPTIONS ARE MADE TO THESE REQUIREMENTS.
Grounds for application disqualification: ineligibility of applicant, lateness, failure to send application to the correct office, incompleteness of the application (it must be submitted in its entirety at one time), plagiarism, or falsification of information on the application.

SELECTION

Applications are reviewed by a committee comprised of Lehigh University professors, state officials, business and industry experts and the Governor's School administration. Applications are broken down into Intermediate Unit region groups (geographic). Applications are only compared to others in the same group and not to the entire pool. If a region does not have applications that meet basic or competitive criteria, no one from that region will be taken (however, this is a rare occurrence). A strong performance in the essays is critical to selection; a strong transcript and/or high test scores will not offset sloppy, indifferent writing.

CRITERIA

1. Essays in General


Basic Criteria: Essays are completely written; are fully developed; avoid clichés; demonstrate an interest in business development and management.
Competitive Criteria: Demonstrate excellent, mature writing skills; the presence of a voice and personal writing style; critical thinking; ownership of the ideas presented; self-awareness; genuine interest in and connection with concepts and concerns relevant to entrepreneurship.

2. Issue Essay

Basic Criteria: Demonstrates grasp of what constitutes a business related issue; develops some significant points.
Competitive Criteria: Demonstrates understanding of entrepreneurial perspective; connects international implications; shows original thinking; makes significant points and develops them fully
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3. Academic Record

Basic Criteria: Strong transcript. Strong test scores.
Competitive Criteria: Overall, consistent academic strength. Student takes challenging courses and performs well.

4. Extracurricular Resume

Basic Criteria: Reveals some leadership and an above average level of energy for becoming involved in activities outside of the classroom.
Competitive Criteria: Reveals leadership, a respect for service and a high level of energy; reveals a trend for participating in business-related activities or activities employing skills that can apply to entrepreneurship; demonstrates creativity and initiative in seeking out special activities or opportunities, especially those that have an entrepreneurial connection.

5. References

Basic Criteria: Rate candidate above average or excellent in most categories. Are generally positive.
Competitive Criteria: Rate candidate very strong, provide specific evidence of independence, creativity, initiative, analytical thinking, strong communication skills, ability to work with others, respect for diversity and ability to accept and apply criticism.

 

Students will be notified of acceptance to PGSGE 2008 by April 20, 2008.

International Students click here
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