CCT'S Fall 2016 Open House

CCT’S Fall 2016 Open House

What’s it like to be a CCT student? At our Fall 2016 Open House, CCT faculty, students and alumni described this unique interdisciplinary program in a series of panel sessions. The recordings are below. If you have any trouble viewing the videos, please try setting up a VPN (virtual private network) first.

All the panel sessions were moderated by Sarah Twose, CCT Director of Academic Programs. Here are just a few highlights:

“CCT is unique. It forces you in very specific and very rigorous ways not to consider just one subject matter or one possibility or one problem area, but rather to consider an ecosystem of subject matters and how they relate to and interact with and impose upon one another.” – Josh Hubanks, CCT 2012

“One piece of advice that I got from an alumna was each semester, if you can, try to take at least one class that is outside of your comfort zone … You’re going to find that it challenges you, it helps you expand your horizons and skill-set and you might be wildly surprised in what you’re actually interested in. … Even if you’re not amazing at it, you’re going to learn so much and you’re going to be shepherded by your professor and your classmates to be successful. Be adventurous, take responsibility for your classes, and you’re going to have an incredible experience at CCT.” Adrianne Griffith, CCT first-year

“I think people come in (to CCT) sometimes with some anxiety around technology, feeling like they don’t have the skills. But it’s something you can learn and you can pick up, so I think the idea (of Car Barn Labs) was to help people feel more confident that they can use and make and build things on their own.” – Linda Huber, CCT second-year

“It’s amazing to see how much I’ve learned … it’s been amazing to be with classmates who have totally different backgrounds and somehow we’ve all come together and just learned so much. The CCT community is so supportive. All of my classmates I would consider my friends. Everyone’s there for you. If you have questions, your faculty are there for you. Just email them and they will respond.” Amanda Morris, CCT first-year

“Here at CCT, the professors really care about the students and want them to be involved, and that’s something I didn’t see anywhere else when I was applying to graduate programs and it was why I came here.” – Elizabeth Jaye, CCT first-year.

Videos

1. How is CCT different from other graduate programs?

Speakers: Profs. David Lightfoot, Martin Irvine, Jeanine Turner, Leticia Bode, and Denise Bedford. CCT students Anna TenBroek, Elizabeth Jaye, Madhavi Reddi.

2. How do CCTers build their individualized curricula?

Speakers: Profs. David Lightfoot, Martin Irvine, Jeanine Turner, and Matthew Schruers. CCT students Anna TenBroek, Elizabeth Jaye, Amanda Morris, Becky White, Tara Jabbari, Katherine Chow, Katherine Hild, Madhavi Reddi, Adrianne Griffith.

3. How do CCTers maximize their time in grad school?

Speakers: Profs. Michael Macovski, Evan Barba, and Michael Nelson. CCT students Tara Jabbari, Linda Huber, Katherine Hild, Rebecca Tantillo. Attendees introduced themselves at the start of this session.

4. Where do grads go with a CCT degree?

Speakers: Alumni Antonio Rodriguez, Jamal LeBlanc, Elaine Mensah, Jonathan Bruskin, Josh Hubanks, Tara Handron, Deron Hogans.

Related links: Alumni Profiles.

5. Who has the “right” background for CCT? How do I apply?

Speakers: Alumni Lucas Regnér, Antonio Rodriguez. CCT students Katherine Hild, Rebecca Tantillo, Anna TenBroek. Graduate School Admissions officer: Kelsey Boyce.

6. Prof. J.R. Osborn (new window)

Dr J.R. Osborn is on sabbatical this semester so he sent this video to welcome prospective students.

Next steps:

If you have questions or would like to connect with a student or faculty member, feel free to contact Ai-Hui Tan, Director of Admissions and Communications. If you are in DC, we may be able to arrange for you to visit CCT and perhaps sit in on a class.