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