Lorel,
As you can imagine, the requirements for admission into our program are stringent, but not completely overwhelming. Applicants must submit three letters of recommendation in total (two from current teachers and one from a school administrator), complete four of six student essays (250 at least for each question and type-written), their parents must also complete some essays, send us their transcripts from 6th grade to their current grade, send us their SAT or ACT scores (PSAT scores will not be considered for admission) and finally complete a family interview with myself and members of the PEG staff, a process to gauge maturity and overall fitness for the program.
Once we have received all of their credential files and they have completed the family interview then I convene the PEG Admissions Committee, consisting of myself, the Director of PEG, and three members of the Mary Baldwin faculty, and make a decision on admission. Each applicant is reviewed on a case study basis, taking into account all parts of their application and supplemental material (some students have sent us written work that they've published, artistic pieces, science fair and video projects).
We accept young women 12-16, but we have occasionally accepted younger, those cases are dependent on the student. This year we have two 12 year olds starting with us as freshmen.
Those are the requirements for admission into the program, I would be happy to send along some print material to review if you would like. I also encourage you to review our web site
www.mbc.edu/peg , as well.
If you have any other questions or concerns then please feel free to contact me. Again, thank you for your questions and your interest.
