Junior Melissa Krainer has been accepted to the Pennsylvania Governor’s School for the Sciences. This five week residential program will take place at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, PA. Students will take classes with professors in the labs and present their findings in their STEM related fields.
Krainer received her acceptance email on the bus.
“I was like,‘oh my god, I can’t believe this,’” Krainer said. “I didn’t think I was going to get in because I was up against a few people who I know from this region. I was thrilled. I couldn’t believe it. It was surreal.”
Seventy two students in Pennsylvania are invited to attend the program.
Krainer had to undergo an application process to be able to be accepted.
“I had to fill out a mini college application,” Krainer said. “I had to write essays and submit them as well.”
The application process concluded at the end of January, and students were notified at the beginning of April.
After being accepted, she had to fill out various forms regarding course selection.
“It’s all in STEM fields,” Krainer said. “There’s a wide variety between math, computer science, physics, chemistry and biology.”
As part of the Governor’s School, she will be able to work with professors in the lab and conduct research on her findings once she arrives on campus.
There is a schedule for students to follow once at the university.
“There’s a banquet at the beginning where we’ll get to move into the dorms,” Krainer said. “We’ll have five days each week where we’ll take classes.”
Everything is completely paid for by the program and it will begin on June 22 and continue until July 26.
“I’m really grateful for this opportunity,” Krainer said. “I know it’s probably a once in a lifetime thing. I’m really excited to learn and get to meet everybody.”
