<p>Princeton</a> University - Students selected for inaugural Bridge Year Program</p>
<p>"Twenty Princeton students will defer the start of their freshman year at Princeton this fall to spend a tuition-free enrichment period abroad focused on public service as the first participants in the University's Bridge Year Program.</p>
<p>The students were selected from among 54 applicants for the program from members of Princeton's class of 2013. They were chosen on the basis of their openness, maturity, flexibility, courage, resourcefulness, eagerness to be challenged and commitment to service abroad, according to John Luria, director of the program. Candidates were interviewed by a selection committee on campus as well as by representatives of the University's partner programs.</p>
<p>The students will be working with three partner programs in four locations:</p>
<p> ProWorld Service Corps in Urubamba, Peru.
World Learning in Accra and Kumasi, Ghana.
World Learning in Novi Sad and Ni, Serbia.
Where There Be Dragons in Varanasi, India.</p>
<p>The students and their home states, listed by the locations where they will spend nine months abroad beginning this fall, are: Peru -- Leah Bushin of New York; Agnes Cho of California; David Hammer of Connecticut; Brian Reilly of Virginia; and Tugce Tunalilar of Turkey; Ghana -- Cole Freeman of Connecticut; Jessica Haley of Wisconsin; Aria Miles of Maryland; Nicholas Ricci of North Carolina; and Kathleen Ryan of Virginia; Serbia -- Katherine Mount of North Carolina; Alexander Rafter of California; Mariam Wahed of Oregon; Lelabari Giwa-Ojuri of California; and Ashley Vinson of New Jersey; and India -- Joseph Barrett of New York; Andrew Finkelstein of Maryland; Elizabeth Martin of North Carolina; Shaina Watrous of New Jersey; and Chhaya Werner of California.</p>
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<p>So...are any of you here on CC? If so, congratulations!</p>