I&#x27;m from Calgary, and I went through the GATE program covered in this article.<p>While some of my classmates were certainly a bit ...eccentric... the vast majority were wonderful, completely normal people and many of them went on to do incredible things.<p>I&#x27;ve since moved to San Francisco, and I&#x27;ve gotta say, SF and the GATE program seem to have a lot in common: both fill me with the feeling that anything is possible; coupled with the nagging suspicion that everyone else is smarter, harder working, and more successful ... :)