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