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Tom's Model Interpretation
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2022 BEI Marked Script - 3 fave Jobs.pdfSigns for "years" in college:
Signs for "years" in college:
Freshman: Anything with an "animal" sign or the #7 finger is Freshman
Freshman: Anything with an "animal" sign or the #7 finger is Freshman
"RAT"
"RAT"
"FOX"
"FOX"
"FROG"
"FROG"
"DUCK"
"DUCK"
K-8
K-8
All the grades
All the grades
Do you see the "DUCK"? Signs can also be one-handed (informal), #7 can be Freshman, #8 Soph, #9 Juniors.
Grad School
Grad School
BA, MA, PhD?
BA, MA, PhD?
Why the "RAT"? It comes from Gallaudet. The Rat year used to be the prepoRATory year, the year they completed BEFORE they were Freshman. At the end of that year they would bury a symbolic rat to bury their youth and signal they were ready to continue on to Freshman year.
Why the "RAT"? It comes from Gallaudet. The Rat year used to be the prepoRATory year, the year they completed BEFORE they were Freshman. At the end of that year they would bury a symbolic rat to bury their youth and signal they were ready to continue on to Freshman year.
The Preparatory year went away, but the tradition of the Rat remained. And so the freshman year is now your "Rat Year".
The Preparatory year went away, but the tradition of the Rat remained. And so the freshman year is now your "Rat Year".
History:
History:
So what is it?
So what is it?
Some Rat Funerals in Action:
Some Rat Funerals in Action:
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