Imagine Magazine - Johns Hopkins - November/December 2010 - (Page 34)

SPECIAL SERIES IN OUR MAY/JUNE 2010 ISSUE, we published an article about one student’s decision to attend Phillips Andover Academy, a boarding school, for high school. at article, which is still available on our website, prompted letters from readers who were interested in learning about other options for high school. We will present student perspectives on several of these options—including magnet schools, homeschooling, and making the most of public school—in future issues. In the following article, Priyanka Nadar shares her experience of applying to and attending the Program for the Exceptionally Gi ed (PEG) at Mary Baldwin College in Virginia. is is one of several US programs designed speci cally to accommodate High School Options for Gifted Students the academic, social, and emotional needs of students who are academically ready for college but younger than typical college students. taking the Why PEG Was the Right Choice for Me staying in touch with my CtY roommate, ali, made the transition a little easier. one day, we were chatting online when she mentioned that she was applying to college. in eighth grade. When i asked her to explain, she linked me to the website of the college she hoped to attend. i spent hours perusing the page, learning that the Program for the exceptionally gifted (Peg) at mary Baldwin College allows mature, academically capable girls to bypass some or all of their high school years by entering college early. Peg students live together in a dorm on campus and attend college classes full-time with traditional mary Baldwin students. they can participate in the college’s wide range of extracurricular activities, serve in leadership positions, conduct research—in other words, they have access to a full college experience. there is a good chance that i would have been academically satisfied if i had stayed at my high school. i would have been allowed to skip ninth and tenth grades, and take advanced Placement and international Baccalaureate classes. See page 36 for information about this and other programs, as well as resources for students considering early college entrance. n the summer after seventh grade, i studied biology at CtY for three weeks on the campus of dickinson College in Pennsylvania. for the first time in my life, i was surrounded by people who were academically driven and loved to learn just as much as i did. it was hard to go back to my school after that; eighth grade paled in comparison to the friends i made and things i learned at CtY. leap by Priyanka nadar But i wanted to study—in depth—math and science topics that were barely being introduced in my school’s classes. and because i had attended the same school since kindergarten, i was also ready for a new social environment, one that valued intellectual growth. When i really thought about it, i didn’t see the benefit of waiting four years to go to college. the door opens at first, my parents wouldn’t let me apply. they wanted me to enjoy my teenage years without the stress that college would inevitably bring. they worried about how i would adapt to classes with students five or more years older than i was, to the independence of dorm life, and to living hours away. But finally, after several frank discussions, a lot of tears, and a meticulously crafted PowerPoint arguing my case, they allowed me to apply. applying to Peg is just like applying to any other college. the application requires students to submit personal information, a transcript, sat scores, four 34 imagine nov/dec 2010

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Imagine Magazine - Johns Hopkins - November/December 2010

Imagine Magazine - Johns Hopkins - November/December 2010
Contents
Big Questions
In My Own Words
Inside the Ropes
Get Your Hands Dirty!
The Bone Reader
The Science of Archaeology
A Window to the Past
History and Archaeology in the News
National History Day
Dig This!
Selected Opportunities & Resources
Taking the Leap
Off the Shelf
Word Wise
Exploring Career Options
One Step Ahead
Planning Ahead for College
Students Review
Mark Your Calendar
Knossos Games

Imagine Magazine - Johns Hopkins - November/December 2010

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