I understand that about brovenders, i am actually mixing two programs, I don’t take gemara classes, so when I am in my halacha classes looking at mashechtas, I don’t understand anything, which is ok, because I feel that after this year, I probably won’t be looking at aramaic again.
The community I am from is very black hat, even the modern orthodox schools are taught by black hat teachers, so it is more natural for me to lean towards bais yaakov, even in such a modern environment. Just because I am in a modern orthodox seminary does not mean that I am modern orthodox. Ask any of my friends, they will tell you that I am a black hatter.