The selection of students for the Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science (MSMS) is a challenging task. To ensure that procedures for selection are fair and equitable, the State Board of Education established a process that uses three committees. These review committees are made up of educators and parents from across the state, representing all four of Mississippi's congressional districts, as well as MSMS alumni. By this system, MSMS students are chosen impartially. Only the Final Review Committee has access to the scores given by other committees, grades, and the ACT score.