Hello! I just got an invitation from the CNS department to join TIP Scholars. I was wondering if it was something like a FIG group, or something entirely different. Should I join? Any info would be appreciated!
My DD received an invitation for it today as well from the CNS department, it looks like a really great program to be part of, has some really good advantages from what I could tell.
Yeah! I think I’m going to join! Especially with all the perks!
@PeachyKhaleesi maybe you will meet my daughter this next year, I know its a huge school but you never know if you are both in TIP Scholars for CNS.
@amottmers @PeachyKhaleesi I got offered TIP Scholars as well. Really seems like a good program. Too bad they don’t offer anything financially
@Mandyyy I know! That would have been the cherry on top.
@Mandyyy seems like you have a lot in common with my daughter, got the same financial aid package and now TIP!!!
The Texas Interdisciplinary Plan (TIP), is a program designed to help potentially at-risk students through their transition to college. It was developed in 1999 by UT to provide academic and mentoring support for students whom the university identified as potentially needing such assistance in the transition to the rigors of the coursework at UT. The program was designed by a professor in the College of Natural Science. The overall purpose of the program was to be proactive in helping these kids as part of an effort to increase UT’s overall graduation rate which some allege has been negatively impacted by the top 10% law. You can read more about the TIP program in the excellent 4-part series published by the Texas Tribune respecting UT admissions and affirmative action. The article which focuses on UT’s efforts to assist potentially at-risk kids in graduating timely is pasted below, it includes an interview with the creator of TIP and some stats regarding the program’s effectiveness.
http://apps.texastribune.org/price-of-admission/getting-to-graduation/
Interesting. I don’t view myself as an “at risk student”. I mean I’m in the top 5% of my class as well as taking IB classes and got plenty of other merit based scholarships at other schools. But I’m assuming they chose scholars through the demographics such as first generation college student in which I fall under.
@fatherof2boys @Mandyyy I don’t see myself as “top risk” either, but I can see what it means. I’m a Hispanic female from an economically disvantaged family, coming from a very very tiny town. So I welcome the extra help!
Certainly no-offense meant by the term, please accept my apologies if it did, I was simply adopting the terms used in the article. I think these programs along with the Presidential and ULN Scholarships are a wonderful enhancement to UT’s academic support efforts to make the state’s flagship more accessible to all Texans.
@fatherof2boys Don’t worry! I wasn’t offended! I did ask what TIP scholars was, and you answered. So thank you! I appreciate the program for reaching out to me, and I’m definitely going to join.