Find Your Gateway About MBC
Program for the Exceptionally Gifted
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Krittika Krishnan

“I had never heard of anything like this until I met Crista Cabe [associate vice president for communication, marketing, and public affairs] when she was recruiting students in my hometown of Bangalore, India, in 2007. It is extremely motivating to be with other students who want to be intellectually challenged. There is also an incredible support system.”

Krittika Krishnan ’12

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The Program for the Exceptionally Gifted Gateway

  1. Why the Program for the Exceptionally Gifted? This program is designed for students 13-16 years of age who are prepared to accelerate their educations and have the maturity to enter college, usually bypassing high school.

  2. Who may apply? Girls 13 and older may apply to PEG and admissions will be based upon academic records and assessments of the student’s readiness for college.

  3. Will I take classes as part of PEG? You will develop an academic plan and select courses with the assistance of an academic advisor. All first-year PEGs take:
    • MBC 101 and 102: Orientation to College and to the Honors/PEG Programs (2 credits);
    • English 101: Intermediate Composition (3 credits)

  4. What extra-curricular activities will I be involved in?  Most of the resources of Mary Baldwin College are available to PEG students. In addition, the program staff offers weekend and evening events that are social, cultural, or just for fun and these events are for PEGs only.

  5. Where will I live? You will live in the PEG Center, a separate residential hall for our PEG students that has been designed and is staffed particularly for them.

  6. Meet the Staff.  The PEG Director is Dr. Stephanie Ferguson, a gifted educator.  Christy Baker is director of student life.

  7. Beyond the First Year. By age 16 PEGs are expected to live in campus residence halls and to participate fully in campus life. Resources of the PEG Center remain available to students and many will serve on the PEG Steering Committee as upper class women.

  8. How do I apply?  Submit your application (PDF). Further information and scheduled interviews can be obtained by calling 540-887-7039 or e-mailing peg@mbc.edu.