Applications are reviewed by a committee comprised of Penn State professors; state agricultural, educational and environmental officials; and the Governor's School administration.
Applications are broken down into geographic, Intermediate Unit region groups. 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, that 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.
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