Frequently Asked Questions

GATE Experiences

  • What are some of the things people remember about the GATE programs?

    All kinds of stuff. (More coming soon.)

Intro FAQs

  • What are some of the things people remember about the GATE programs?

    All kinds of stuff. (More coming soon.)

  • What is/was the GATE Program?

    What this site refers to as a/the “GATE program(s)” is any of various “Gifted and Talented” school programs that created a different experience for students testing in the top percentile of certain tests. More information on these from Wikipedia . Here, we are primarily talking about the programs in the USA, but not limited there. 

  • What is the purpose of this site?

    This website has several interrelated purposes including:

    • Providing information on the activities that happened in these programs
    • Providing a community for people who were in these programs
    • Providing a clearing house for information regarding the activities we did
    • Exploring what we learned/experienced and how it affected us
    • Exploring how we might continue and/or adapt what we learned for today for ourselves and others
    • Shed some light on the weirdness in our memories.
  • I was in a GATE program. How can I join the community?

    Community membership is always free, though we do appreciate any monetary support you can throw at this project. 

    We will soon add a paid "premium" account option with added benefits for our supporters. 

    You can join the community here .

  • What kind of weirdness?

    For the moment I'll let Jake explain it. 

    Click here for his video on YouTube.