<p>Yep, I applied through the House Page Program and received nomination. I’m just waiting to hear back from the Speaker! Thank you so much for all of your help! :)</p>
<p>congratulations! that’s very exciting and a big accomplishment on it’s own. i hope you get the appointment. best of luck to you.</p>
<p>How does the academic transition work if your home school is on a block schedule?</p>
<p>I am potentially applying to both senate and house page programs, for the summer, I am going to have studied AP Calculus BC, Physics, Chem, Poly science, US History and others by May, so is there anything to do academically?</p>
<p>How does the academic transition work if your home school is on a block schedule?</p>
<p>It really depends on your school, but overall I think applying for second semester makes it easier. The Page school is accustomed to making accommodations, whereas in most high schools, the students who are entering midyear are not usually the high achieving kids. </p>
<p>If accepted for second semester, schedule as many required courses as possible and any science class. The page school does have some 1 semester classes, but not too many. DD was a second semester page and she really busted to complete requirements. She finished one class as an independent study while a Page, she took an online class thru Northwestern, and double up on her phys ed classes while at her home school before she left so that she fulfilled her requirement. She would tell you it was worth every bit of effort. Her class is having their five year reunion this year and she is so excited. She loved being a page.</p>
<p>How adaptable is the Page school curiculum? For example, I’ll have already finished AP Calculus, would they let me study statistics? Could I take programming instead of a microsoft office type computer course? Thanks in advance</p>
<p>^Bump, basically what are the options for kids who finished advanced courses already, I will probably spend much time on math and physics alone,</p>
<p>^Yep, same here…bump…</p>
<p>Science and math are pretty limited. They did not offer Statistics in the past. If you are primarily interested in taking the most rigorous math and science courses, you won’t be satisfied with their offerings. </p>
<p>Pursuing this opportunity is about stepping away from the typical high school path, not acceleration. Although your everyday duties are simple, you are taking a risk - leaving the familiar routines, activities, and friends to live, work, and study away from home.</p>
<p>^Indeed, the people who apply should be politically motivated, hence I am, and I wonder what they have. Is their any rigorous course? in Law, citizenship or what not? if Not I will have to bring my own courses with me, and study on my own during school, I heard there is a debate team?</p>
<p>Wow. I am really torn between applying for this (it sounds like a really, really great experience, not to mention fun) and staying at my home school (I play a couple varsity sports and have some classes that I really want to take).</p>
<p>Any thoughts?</p>
<p>^First apply, then make tough decision later, chances are you’ll get rejected so no need to internalize this conflict of heart</p>
<p>I got on an elevator in the Rayburn House Office Building after being in a meeting with Bono, and there was a page on the elevator. I told her she absolutely had to skip whatever errand she was on and get herself over to the office I was just in … she hit the button for the right floor and called a friend. I’d say she probably thought the experience was worth it! </p>
<p>But maybe she was so young she didn’t even know who Bono was? :o)</p>
<p>Let me add, if you don’t want to do the whole page thing, you can apply for an unpaid internship with your representative or senator . Many of them have applications on their web sites. Also very competitive, but someone’s got to get these spots, right?</p>
<p>Son interned for a senator during a summer in high school. I don’t think it made a lick of difference with college applications but he had the time of his life. </p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>the house and senate page schools are totally separate and slightly different. the senate page school offers 4 subject with some variety within them (like, there are 3 diff. english class choices) . NO ap classes, but many kids study for the AP’s and still take the AP test in the spring. it’s a quality school w. rigorous classes. very demanding. there’s no substitutions like the above poster wanted (like - you cant take stats, because it’s not offered.). maybe they’d let you do it online, but you have to consider the fact that the days are VERY full. they do not offer the ap designation on their transcript, and it is up to you home school as to how the courses are transferred back to your home school transcript. some kids have their home school count a class as an AP if they took the exam…but my sons would not do that. i know one kid was torn whether to go or not because he did not want his home school GPA negatively effected because of the inability of received a weighted AP grade. the net was the boy attended the page program and is now at a top ivy. It’s an amazing opportunity and (my opinion) students shouldnt be so wrapped up in the lack of AP choices…you just cant imagine how incredibly great the page program opportunity is for the students who get to participate. the school is very challenging, expecially considering that the kids are working 40+++ hours/week while still attending school.</p>
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<p>Admissions people know the sacrifices students make when they choose to leave their school, their friends, and their activities. They also know the student was able to live away from home, live with other students, live without parental support. If I were an admissions counselor, this would impress me. </p>
<p>D finished AP classes she started in the fall in the Honors classes at the Page School. She sat for exam and received AP credit since she scored 5’s on tests. She finished AP Stat thru self study. She made up a course online thru Northwestern in the summer between junior and senior year. I agree that thinking you can take additional classes would be nuts. Your days can be incredibly long and besides, you are there to soak up all there is about living with other highly motivated kids in DC.</p>
<p>Does anyone know when applications are normally due? None of my representatives’ websites have any information.</p>
<p>In our congressional district, the apps usually come out in January and are due in mid-March.</p>
<p>bump 10 char</p>
<p>FYI:</p>
<p>[House</a> kills congressional page program | The Ticket - Yahoo! News](<a href=“House kills congressional page program”>House kills congressional page program)</p>