Application Packet
Students seeking admission to GSSM must complete the application and submit it to the School, postmarked by March 1 of their sophomore year in high school.
Additionally, students must request that a counselor, a mathematics teacher, a science teacher and an English teacher complete the supporting evaluation forms.
Student identification information and appropriate releases should be completed before students distribute the forms to their teachers and counselors. The completed application package should be mailed directly to GSSM by the application coordinator at the student's school in the pre-addressed envelope provided. If printing the application from this Web site, the application should be submitted in a large manila envelope.
All applicants will be notified upon receipt of the application in the School's Admissions Office. Students will also be notified if information is missing from their application packet.
Download the instructions and forms below, or call the Admissions Office at 843-383-3944 to receive a packet in the mail.
- Application instructions
- Application form
- Math Teacher: Student evaluation form
- Science Teacher: Student evaluation form
- English Teacher: Student evaluation form
- Guidance Counselor: Student evaluation form
- High School Transcripts (including a list of current courses)
- Test Scores (PSAT, SAT, ACT, or PLAN)
- Student Essay - the student essay topic will be mailed to all applicants in a separate mailing after the GSSM Admissions Office has received all or a portion of the application. All applicants will have two weeks to complete the essay.
Admission Committee Criteria
The Admission Committee will evaluate potential students in several areas:
- Mathematical interest demonstrated by specific achievements and/or activities:
- Scientific interest demonstrated by specific achievements and/or activities;
- Communication skills demonstrated by written responses to questions;
- Ethical leadership based on reports of observed behavior by teachers;
- Interpersonal skills demonstrated by evidence of understanding other viewpoints, accepting both leader and follower roles, and promoting cooperative behaviors among peers.
An application cannot be reviewed if it is incomplete. It is the student's responsibility to ensure the packet is complete and mailed by the deadline. GSSM will notify the student if any information is missing.
Hints for a strong application
- The application file represents the student to the Admission Committee since GSSM does not conduct admissions interviews. The care and thought with which a student completes the application is revealed by such things as correct spelling and punctuation, legible handwriting, and attention to the intent of the question. Lack of care and thought causes the Admission Committee to question the student's commitment to the task, and, in turn, his or her probable commitment to the GSSM academic program.
- If possible, applicants should type the responses on the application form in at least 10 point type.
- Students are encouraged to let their personalities emerge from their file. The admission staff likes to "see" their sensitivity, sense of humor, passion for learning, and insight.
- The evaluation forms completed by the counselor and teachers support the application. Make sure to allow them sufficient time to complete the forms carefully and completely.
