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Hi! My name is Bergit, but I'm somewhat-generally called "Bee" at CTY. (note: ignore her, she is B, y'all, not Bee!!! that's her initial, not an insect ~ love, [[User:Harriet|Harriet]]. ) Which is ok, and much better than "Beer-jeet", or any other mispronunciation of my name. You call me "Beer-jeet",  you die.
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My full name is Bergit, but I'm usually called B.<br>
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I took Astronomy in 2005.2, Math Logic in 2006.2, and Cog Psych in 2007,2 (my no-more year). I also took crafting the essay via email.  
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I took Astronomy in 2005.2, Math Logic in 2006.2, and Cog Psych in 2007.2 (my no-more year). I also took crafting the essay via email. If you don't remember, Cog Psych 07.2 was the class that got a group-probation and was forced to re-sign the behavioral policy en-mass. I, along with other students, had a great deal of difficulty following the rules in 07. I think this was a combination of increasing independence from students and increasing pig pigheadedness on the part of the staff. CTY is a great program, but the rules and rigid structure are not always well suited to freethinking young adults. Durring this turbulent time, [[User:Harriet]] was my roommate and partner in crime.<br>
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I'm not a particularly good singer, but I do like to sing. A lot. So if you've ever seen a really short girl singing somewhat awkward songs... yeah... that was probably  me. I roomed with Harriet in 06 and 07, we were double-trouble.
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After CTY, I spent a few weeks at Brown University using the Summer@Brown program to study Existentialism. I highly recommend it as an alternative to CTY Princeton. While I missed the culture of CTY LAN greatly, the academic environment was comparable, and I enjoyed the increased freedom. I did get into some trouble relating to the curfew, but generally speaking, there were no large student/staff conflicts. The worst thing I can say about the program is that the cafeteria was shitty.<br>
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You should probably stay away from me. I'm a real trouble maker. I violate PDA rules. I tend to come to class (slightly) late. I sneak into the mail room early. I swing my lanyard in open spaces. I draw bad pictures when I'm supposed to be taking notes. I hum (oh no!) during class. I buy Cosmopolitan at the campus store. I read books in the middle of the night (using the light from *outside* my window!). They even have a file on me (and my class) in Baltimore because we called Site Director Brian into our class and staged a mini and very civil rebellion. Why? Because CTY if a gifted and talented program. Every students deserves to be challenged, and if the entire class is held up while once student has questions answered, someone is being really inefficient. Students should be able to ask questions without bringing the class to a screeching halt. I strongly protest mandatory, repeated honor-code signings. Bringing out a new copy for everyone to sign whenever anything goes wrong is beyond pointless, it is shameful. This ideology propelled me into the middle of the group of students protesting their treatment at CTY, though managed NOT to be put on probation. I attribute this to sheer dumb luck, and the fact that I made no attempts to buy children.
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I'm currently a student at the University of Virginia, and hope to graduate with a BSc in Environmental Chemistry in 2013. I'm pretty happy here - it's a good place to be if you want a competitive academic environment and a lot of personal freedom. We have an honor policy, which means that you are usually trusted to keep your word and act like a decent human being. Some CTYers, particularly those of the alcovian persuasion, might be interested in meeting the quirky kids at Brown Residential College@UVa. I currently live in my own apartment... with a puppy!<br>
  
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Somehow, I wound up at the University of Virginia, where all students sign an honor code when sending in their applications. Go figure, at least they tell you what you are getting into.
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How to Find Me:<br>
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facebook.com/bergit <br>

Latest revision as of 18:51, 5 January 2011

My full name is Bergit, but I'm usually called B.
I took Astronomy in 2005.2, Math Logic in 2006.2, and Cog Psych in 2007.2 (my no-more year). I also took crafting the essay via email. If you don't remember, Cog Psych 07.2 was the class that got a group-probation and was forced to re-sign the behavioral policy en-mass. I, along with other students, had a great deal of difficulty following the rules in 07. I think this was a combination of increasing independence from students and increasing pig pigheadedness on the part of the staff. CTY is a great program, but the rules and rigid structure are not always well suited to freethinking young adults. Durring this turbulent time, User:Harriet was my roommate and partner in crime.
After CTY, I spent a few weeks at Brown University using the Summer@Brown program to study Existentialism. I highly recommend it as an alternative to CTY Princeton. While I missed the culture of CTY LAN greatly, the academic environment was comparable, and I enjoyed the increased freedom. I did get into some trouble relating to the curfew, but generally speaking, there were no large student/staff conflicts. The worst thing I can say about the program is that the cafeteria was shitty.
I'm currently a student at the University of Virginia, and hope to graduate with a BSc in Environmental Chemistry in 2013. I'm pretty happy here - it's a good place to be if you want a competitive academic environment and a lot of personal freedom. We have an honor policy, which means that you are usually trusted to keep your word and act like a decent human being. Some CTYers, particularly those of the alcovian persuasion, might be interested in meeting the quirky kids at Brown Residential College@UVa. I currently live in my own apartment... with a puppy!

How to Find Me:

facebook.com/bergit

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