Selection Process
Applicants must undergo a rigorous application process in which three tests and an essay are administered. A combination of grades, recommendations, and test results determine the applicants' overall score. All applicants are required to have completed and passed at least Algebra I and Earth Science or equivalent, and are expected (but not necessarily required) to have completed Honors English and at least one year of a foreign language, although it is not uncommon for incoming students to take their 3rd or even 4th year of a language in their freshman year. On the other hand, many students begin language instruction in their freshman year. About 10% of applicants actually get into MLWGSGIS out of an average of 2000 applicants from all the participating localities, making the freshmen class usually around 180. The school grades the applications, but it is the applicant's home school district that decides who is allowed to attend the school based on scores and available funding.
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