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Three months ago AHS students began preparing resumes for the Virginia IB governor’s school, one of the most prestigious supplemental schools in the state.
Because of the quality and eminence of the school, being accepted is extremely difficult.

The school is only able to accept several hundred students before reaching its required limit.  Only 130 students from across the state will be accepted in the area of humanities, while even fewer can be accepted in other subjects such as the 30-person limit for math, science, and technology.

Students from AHS are required to compete with other students across the state through the submission of carefully prepared resumes.

“It [the resume] took a lot of time because it was just a lot paperwork,” explains sophomore Michelle Kinzer.

These resumes include recommendations, special honors, qualifications, and perhaps most importantly an original essay written by the student.  However, this lengthy essay was surprisingly simpler than what was initially anticipated according to various student writers.

“It wasn’t too hard but I just didn’t know what to write about because the subjects were kind of broad,” says junior Claire Garney, an applicant for a humanities position at the school.

In addition to the essay, awards or scholarships received by the student could be added to the resume.  Finally, two teacher recommendations pertaining to the student’s desired subject were required.

The entire process took several months and, “took a lot of time because it was a lot of paperwork”. The applications were highly time consuming, and the submission process by the school is taking equally as long.