Duke Talent Identification Program

Duke Talent Identification Program (TIP)

   Coordinator—Pam Ayer

• The Duke University Talent Identification Program’s strategic goals follow:

• To identify and serve academically talented young people grades 4-12;

• To inform students about their abilities and academic options;

• To work with schools and families to address the unique educational needs of talented students;

• To sponsor innovative, challenging, and highly motivating educational programs;

• To conduct research on the nature of academic talent;

• To provide resources for students, parents, and educators

Qualifying 7^th grade Talent Search materials are delivered in September so that registration for the ACT/SAT Tests can be made. 

Qualifying 4^th and 5^th grade students may also take a modified version of the ACT/SAT tests.  Registration for 2007 begins in January.

See this website www.tip.duke.edu for more information about qualifications:

Eligible students must have scored at the --90th percentile or above for 4^th and 5^th grades --and 95^th percentile or above for 7^th grade on a grade level standardized achievement, aptitude, or mental ability test or approved state criterion referenced test. Scores from either of the two most recent test administrations are acceptable; mental ability tests must be no more than two years old; and students need only qualify on one acceptable composite or sub test area. Tests of this type are already a regular part of a student's elementary school experience.