Duke TIP

<p>Who here dreamed of attending Duke since attending TIP? Does going to TIP affect one's chances of acceptance (hope so...)?</p>

<p>Enlighten please. What is TIP?</p>

<p>My D was in the TIP program. Like Northwestern’s Midwest Talent Search, I thought perhaps that one purpose for Northwestern’s and Duke’s involvement with such programs was to give those universities an inside edge on recruiting the most gifted students when they came of college age. While these programs might raise awareness of these universities among such students, they really don’t give you any admissions advantage for Duke or Northwestern. That’s strictly on a student’s stats and accomplishments. I believe programs such as TIP are on a regional basis, with Duke in the South, Northwestern in the Midwest and others in their regions. The programs do provide great college planning advice and information for gifted students starting in middle school, however. That in itself is a valuable service especially for parents who have a very bright kid and who may not be well-informed about what they should be doing academically for their kid—especially with the generally poor state of gifted education programs in many school districts. </p>

<p>The programs at Johns Hopkins and Stanford for identifying gifted mathematics students seem to me more geared to potential recruitment advantages for those universities, especially since those programs involve advanced math courses for younger students at those universities. There are a number of other programs, however, for identifying gifted math students, e.g., the various math team competitions, etc.</p>

<p>I was in Duke TIP (Talent Identification Program, laxtaxi). I never even really thought about going to Duke, though I know I didn’t take full advantage of all TIP’s opportunities - really it just served as a way for me to take the ACT early and to see all the summer programs I COULD be doing if I wanted to dish out dinero.</p>

<p>Sorry, sorry, sorry. </p>

<p>TIP = Talent Identification Program</p>

<p>It’s, among other things, a summer program for entering 8th, 9th, and 10th graders. They invite students in “gifted” classes to take the SAT’s in 7th grade and those scoring above a 500 on any one section are invited to attend a 3-week, intensive summer camp. It might be only for kids living in the South, because it is a similar program to the Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth, Northwestern’s Center for Talent Development, and others. Usually, I believe, it is held at schools other than Duke itself, though they provide the instructors and everything. It’s a lot of fun with cool classes offered and a lot of interesting kids and activities. I’ve wanted to go to Duke ever since. </p>

<p>[Duke</a> Talent Identification Program](<a href=“http://www.tip.duke.edu/]Duke”>http://www.tip.duke.edu/)</p>

<p>You guys beat me to my explanation. </p>

<p>Thanks for the insight.</p>

<p>I’m in the midwest, so I’m not quite sure how the regions work. I was never invited to Northwestern’s thing. Or is Kansas now considered south? Identity crisis!</p>

<p>I know!
For some reason, Kansas is affiliated with TIP. They have a sattelite program at some Kansas school.</p>

<p>[Locate</a> Duke TIP School ID](<a href=“http://www.tip.duke.edu/talent_searches/grade_7/locate_School.asp]Locate”>http://www.tip.duke.edu/talent_searches/grade_7/locate_School.asp)</p>

<p>Thanks. TIP = Center for Talented Youth at Johns Hopkins. S did not attend any of the offered classes but was able to take SATs in 6th and 7th grade through the program.</p>

<p>For any parents Dukes TIP specifically said that it had no bearing on admissions to Duke. My S was in Tip and is at Duke but realy it had nothing to do with the TIP [Talent identification program]. Attendance at a TIP summer program also does not effect admissions. Getting in is dependant on really challenging courses to push yourself and great grades, test scores and EC’s with “fit” being important as well. If you are related to Bill and Melinda Gates that might help too…aside form that tell your kids to keep working and studying hard, be passionate about their interests outside of academics.</p>

<p>Wow, that kind of burst my bubble. I’m going to Duke TIP this summer but I had no idea that it didn’t have any effect on the admissions process. Well, at least it should still be fun.</p>

<p>And I’m a junior in the Midwest, so I have no idea what everyone is talking about for regions. Duke TIP offers classes for entering 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th graders as well so its not only identifying gifted middle schoolers.</p>

<p>I know a current Duke rising sophomore who did Duke TIP and was admitted…very qualified person and also a legacy.
Another person I know did Duke TIP, Duke was his first choice, and he didn’t get into Duke…is graduating from Vandy and happy though.</p>

<p>At a William and Mary program for gifted kids, they recommended putting it on your application if you applied (my daughter didn’t apply because the kids on their admissions panel made too many grammar errors). Anyway, when you fill out applications, there is a place for academic awards, and that is where my daughter put the things like Hopkins Center for Talented Youth and Joseph Baldwin Academy for Emminent Young Scholars. Never to advise anyone to do anything because it “looks” good, I think that it is valuable to attend the programs versus just saying you qualified for them. It indicates a desire to learn, which is appealing to colleges. It also gives you a good look at Duke.</p>

<p>“Eminent.”</p>

<p>Did anybody as immature as myself get a brief chuckle out of the statement “My D was in the TIP program.” ? Sorry…</p>

<p>Haha, thanks for pointing that out, got a good chuckle out of it.</p>