<p>Hi I wanted to know what the Duke TIP would do...
I really want to go to MIT or CalTech, so would this help me get into either of those schools in the end? Im really interested in computer science, a do some java (1 hour daily, more or less )
EDIT: I also do the FLL (lego robotics team)</p>
<p>In itself, Duke TIP won’t get you into MIT or CalTech. What it will do is provide you the opportunity to learn at a higher level, which will prepare you for Honors and AP level classes in High School, and perhaps show your dedication.</p>
<p>I assume that Duke TIP is similar to JHUCTY that is offered in my part of the country.
Benefits of JHUCTY:
- practice on standardized testing such as act and sat during 7th and 8th grade where the results will not show up on the official reports. (yes, you take the tests with the 11th graders)
- you can take summer classes (either overnight or day classes) or online classes which offer courses in Java, AP computer science, robotics etc. So go to Duke TIP website and see what classes might interest you in the future.</p>
<p>DukeTIP will give you a score for SAT or ACT. If you score perfect in any one area, they have scholarships to take one of DukeTIP summer classes free of charge (4000 to 5000 in value). </p>
<p>Based on your score, they also let you pay your way into summer classes, e classes, some other programs etc.</p>
<p>In the end how you do in high school and your overall achievements determine whether you can get into MIT or Caltech. DukeTIP does nothing in that area.</p>
<p>It will defiantly help but nothing, ever is for sure.</p>
<p>No. My daughter did it. It just puts you on a sucker list for every expensive summer program. Somehow, my daughter’s name got spelled wrong on one thing (Her name is Katherine, but they spelled it Karherine), so now, we can trace every piece of junk mail we get to that name back to Duke TIP. Some colleges, such as Mount Holyoke, sent mail to Karherine on a weekly or more basis during her senior year. And I have my doubts as to how much even doing all those summer programs helps. I think they’re more impressed by people who went to Haiti and helped build an orphanage or WON the ability to attend a summer program through something like the Rotary Club than someone who spent $3,000 to take a class at Duke over the summer. The program just shows that your parents have money. Do it for fun and bragging rights (We let my daughter do it because it helped her with confidence to know she was smart despite a learning disability) if you don’t mind huge stacks of mail, but no, it won’t help.</p>
<p>Oh, and anyone who IS going to do it, take the ACT, not the SAT unless your forte is math. The ACT has more sections and, therefore, you’re more likely to score well on one of them with the ACT. The math is harder on the ACT, though, so if your “one section” is math, the SAT might be easier.</p>
<p>^Wait, what’s the advantage in scoring well on any random section rather than the test as a whole?</p>
<p>Duke will allow you to take advanced classes, but it’s not very prestigious. I’m in it and the required SAT scores are only around 500-550, which is super easy. But it may help you a little in getting into MIT.</p>
<p>I took the ACT with Duke TIP when I was in 7th grade. I didn’t do any of their summer programs, but having experience with the test from such an early age was a huge boost to me when I actually took it. It doesn’t matter in the slightest when you’re applying for college that you were in Duke TIP. However, I don’t think I would have scored as well as I did on the actual test if I hadn’t taken it in 7th grade.</p>
<p>My son participated in Duke TIP.</p>
<p>Don’t go there if you think it will help you get into a good college.</p>
<p>I don’t think it did any good for my son on that score.</p>
<p>However, it is a good “warm-up” for college, and I think that going away to college was a lot easier for my son, after having attended TIP for a few years.</p>
<p>I went to the Duke East TIP summer program for 3 years and I absolutely loved it. It’s not about padding a resume. The classes are focused on intellectual exploration, and you’ll meet many other smart, interesting kids. They offer some classes that people take to go up a level in math or something, like Geometry, Algebra 2, and micro/macroecon, but most of the classes are just cool. I took classes in literary analysis, philosophy, and screenwriting.</p>
<p>EDIT: The programs are expensive but I know they offer financial aid. I don’t have experience with it personally. If you get a qualifying score, I highly recommend looking into the program.</p>
<p>I’m sorry but your in middle school enjoy yourself! No need to worry ! I would say begin this whole process when your entering as a freshmen in High School. Why rush? Just my point of view</p>
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<p>Think of it like you would an ACT/SAT prep class.</p>