<p>well it depends on the location i guess. <em>cough</em> someone told me <em>reliable source</em> that at the princeton one they didn’t even let them leave the courtyard. not even for the 4th of July or anything. and they had like chaperones to make sure they were asleep, that they didn’t walk on the grass, and to walk them across the courtyard. well they still had fun though. 
they said the other version ct something or the other was better :/</p>
<p>At my daughter’s current school, the first semester finishes next week, so she has lots of work to wrap up by next Friday.
Two months of waiting after that seems like a LONG time. I wish there was an early decision equivalent for private high schools!</p>
<p>Just the usual craziness:track, dance, play practice, and work. And I’ll be freaking out! I only applied to one school, so it’s all or nothing.</p>
<p>Rad, may be the one in MD. I know it is for nerds, but nerds need to know they are not all alone in this world, as it seems in their school.</p>
<p>I went to an equivalent program overseas and hated it… For a quiet ( I know you wouldnt guess that on here but I am) kid who has spent most of my life reading and doing my own thing they annoyed me. They were incredibly in your face about how smart they were (rattling off test scores), had to constantly share/show off their extensive knowledge whether you cared or not and seemed to be under the impression that because they were very bright they were infinetly superior to everyone (ill admit I have felt like this on occasion; nobodys perfect) and got a pass out card in life, allowing them to be rude and abrasive. This was just my experience and I personally felt more alone. When I didn’t agree with them they implied that I wasn’t a “real” nerd and just clearly wasn’t smart enough to “get” them. I don’t claim to be a genius but I’m fairly confident that I was at least the intellectual equal of most people who attended and it made me feel as if even other smart kids thought I was weird.</p>
<p>yeah i hated it i went to the john hopkins version
im not really a nerd but i like to think that i come off well spoken and my parents made me go but they were all obnoxious and always rattling off this and that about tests, grades, etc it was annoying thank god i went with my friend who is kinda like me and we just made them all feel very awkward and worthless</p>
<p>i think the reason that they run thier mouth at these programs becuase if they did this at their school they would get laughed at or depending on the school beat up and shoved in a locker haha</p>
<p>yeah it was johns hopkins cty at princeton. they seemed pretty nice except for this one group who all knew each other and were extremely obnoxious…</p>
<p>Haha, I was thinking of applying to CTY Princeton. Maybe it’s a good thing I didn’t. (Mostly because they demand half of the tuition with the application!) I went to CITY, an underdeveloped version of CTY in the Rocky Mountain area. The people, classes, and activities were fun, but they gave us NO freedom. The only free time we had was a half hour to get ready for class and another half hour to get ready for bed. They told you exactly how long you had to sleep, and they didn’t let you go anywhere except classes without an RA. (And they didn’t let me call my parents until a week after I got there, so they were a bit worried.) Other than the controlling part, it was very fun. Most CTY locations aren’t as controlling as CITY.</p>
<p>I have to start conditioning for track tomomorow and I have private basketball lessons… I also have alot of homework and quizzes to study for.</p>
<p>I took the SAT for CTY, not realizing that answering a question wrong causes me to lose points! I answered pretty much everything, math wasn’t high enough and I missed the reading score by 10 points. Although I qualified for their CAA program I may consider taking it again since I have qualified for CTY summer in the past.</p>
<p>Why does everyone do track lol!? I went through the posts and a lot of people are like- “…getting ready for track!”</p>
<p>Haha, I am not athletic, though I do ballet. I couldn’t run track… my mile time is like, 7:22! I would say, however, that ballet requires a ton of strength and discipline and tolerance for pain. It also gives me moderately good abs and toned thighs and buttocks, haha. I’m getting ready for a slew of performances though!</p>
<p>and I just realized that if I go to Andover, Nutcracker will be held my lower and senior years! :)</p>
<p>As a ballet dancer myself, many people underestimate the strenght and technique it takes.</p>
<p>Yes, I completely agree! Especially my variations class the other day. We did a variation from La Bayadere with the three shades and the third shade (mine) was particularly hard for me. Those brises in the first part took a bit of work too though. Do you do other types of dance?</p>
<p>I have taken modern a little bit over the summer along with my ballet training. Love it, but classical ballet will always come out on top.</p>
<p>Oh yeah, I do ballet all the way. Although I have done a bit of tap and jazz and modern (tried hip hop once, definitely NOT for me, haha). Have you seen Andover’s modern group? My sis was in it but some of the stuff is so abstract, I’d love to try it!</p>
<p>Yea I saw some pictures online, but I haven’t seen it in person.</p>
<p>I don’t do track. (Though I used to.) I’m not very good at it, and it’s not very fun. Plus, it takes up way too much time. I will join a half-marathon training group instead.</p>
<p>Do you guys know if there are novice volleyball teams at any of the schools, specifically exeter. I would post this on ask an exeter student, but they don’t seem to be on regularly.</p>
<p>they have club sports plus spaz so i would say yeah</p>