Why does the Engineering and Technology Governors School have so many more essays than {Insert Name of Other Governors School}?
• ANSWER: Our admissions decisions are based heavily on your personality, interests, and reasons for wanting to attend Governor’s School, as described in your essays. We really try to get to know you through your application. Since our Governor’s School involves so much small-group collaboration, your personality, your ability to work with others, and your interest in engineering are more important than your standardized test scores (although we do expect those to be very high, as well). Also, keep in mind that studying engineering is a lot of work. If you can’t be bothered to spend the time to write thoughtful essays for your application, how could we expect that you would be a valuable contributor to your teams during the program itself?
