duke university identification program night by pilar janis lead and higher education counselor bisd...

DUKE UNIVERSITY IDENTIFICATION PROGRAM NIGHT

BY Pilar Janis

Lead and Higher Education Counselor BISD Guidance and Counseling

DUKE UNIVERSITY TALENT IDENTIFICATION PROGRAM

(TIP)

• Identifies academically talented students

• Sponsors challenging and motivating educational programs since 1980

ELIGIBILITY

• Be in the 4th, 5th, 6th or 7th grade• Score at the 95th percentile or

higher in only one of the accepted subtests or total battery/composite of a grade-level standardized achievement test

CANDIDATES ARE

• IDENTIFIED• Invited to take a College Entrance

Test- EITHER - ACT OR SAT *****7th grade

• Invited to take the ACT EXPLORE TEST *****

4th -6th grade

STUDENTS WILL RECEIVE• ABOVE- LEVEL

TESTING EXPERIENCE

• SPECIAL RECOGNITION

• EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY GUIDE

• TIP PUBLICATIONS• TIP NEWSLETTER• TIP EDUCATIONAL

PROGRAMS

FEES- 7th GRADE• FEE GRANT-waives

$45 ACT/SAT - $30

• SAT - December 5, 2015 and January 23, 2016

• ACT- December 12, 2015 and February 6, 2016

FEES- 4th, 5th and 6th GRADE

• FEE GRANT-waives $40

Program Participation is FREE

EXPLORE TEST -$37

• November 7, 2015• January 23, 2016• February 20, 2016

LOOK OUT FOR

•ADMISSIONS TICKET (sent to student about a week prior to the day of test)

TESTING

TESTS• ACT- 4 Sections – English,

Math, Reading and Science.• SAT- 3 Sections- Critical

Reading, Mathematics, Writing • ACT EXPLORE- 4 Sections-

English, Math, Reading and Science

SCORES• SAT - 2400• ACT - 36• ACT

EXPLORE- 25

COLLEGE PLANNING

It is never too early to start!!!!!!!!!!

ADMISSIONS• TOP 10%

ADMITTED TO ANY UNIVERSITY/SB 175

• CHART TABLE • OPEN ADMISSIONS• ADMISSIONS

REVIEW

MAGIC FORMULA

• Grades and Courses• Scores on Standardized Tests• Extracurricular Activities• Letters of Recommendations• Essay/Personal Statement

FINANCIAL AID

95%•BISD STUDENTS QUALIFY

FOR FINANCIAL AID

FINANCIAL AID

• GRANTS• SCHOLARSHIPS• LOANS• WORK STUDY

PELL GRANT

•Value is $5700

VALUE OF TEXAS GRANT

•UP TO $5000

Free Tuition & Fees

•“UTPA Advantage” UT Pan Am Under $30,000•“UTSA Access” UTSA Under $30,000•“Aggie Assurance” Texas A & M–Under $60,000•“Harvard Financial Aid Initiative”-Under $60,000•“Stanford University”- Under $60,000•“Yale University”- Under $60,000•“MIT”- Under $75,000

• Valedictorian Scholarship--- Tuition • Gates Millennium Scholars Full • Military Academies Full • Local Scholarships Varies

Other Opportunities

Helpful Websites

• Duke Program Information- www.tip.duke.edu

• State College Website -www.collegefortexans.com

• College Resource Websites- www.collegeboard.com

www.bisd.us

FOR PROGRAM QUESTIONS- Please call campus counselor

Pilar JanisLead & Higher Education CounselorBISD Guidance and Counseling 548-8251