This program, at Mary Baldwin College in Staunton, Virginia, is designed forgirls ages 12-16 who have not graduated from high school. The group of roughly 30 students attends college classes and earns college credit to be applied to their bachelor degrees.
The program was founded in 1985 with 11 students and has become a well-known alternative to traditional high school education for those students considered gifted. The Program for the Exceptionally Gifted (PEG) sends out around 10,000 informational packets to 7th graders who have shown a high level of academic achievement while other participants find out about the program on their own either through guidance counselers or their own research.
Some critiques of the program include the fact that the young students are not always properly counseled for their transition into the working world at such a young age.
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