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re: What is the deal with the Duke talent program for kids?
Posted on 1/8/15 at 5:31 pm to SlowFlowPro
Posted on 1/8/15 at 5:31 pm to SlowFlowPro
Oldest son is in it
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Posted on 1/8/15 at 5:34 pm to G Vice
No idea but reading this thread made me wonder how many kids in a class score at least a 30 on their ACT. For instance, West Jeff c/o 94 had at least 5 and one of those was a 35.
Posted on 1/8/15 at 5:35 pm to AFtigerFan
my gifted class of about 30 kids had at least 10
the regular kids had to have at least 5 more, maybe another 10+
the regular kids had to have at least 5 more, maybe another 10+
This post was edited on 1/8/15 at 5:35 pm
Posted on 1/8/15 at 5:36 pm to fatboydave
They give you a pretty sweet bumper sticker pretty sure
Posted on 1/8/15 at 5:37 pm to SlowFlowPro
Yeah, 3 or 4 were from the gifted class as well for us.
Posted on 1/8/15 at 5:37 pm to SlowFlowPro
Nerd 
Posted on 1/8/15 at 5:42 pm to fatboydave
I did it. Other than confirming that I was smart as frick, all it did was turn me into a Duke basketball fan.
Posted on 1/8/15 at 5:45 pm to SlowFlowPro
The new TAG program is different then when we were in it.
Eclectic
Eclectic
This post was edited on 1/8/15 at 5:50 pm
Posted on 1/8/15 at 5:48 pm to Fusaichi Pegasus
It puts student on the radar of college recruiters and is a very good thing. Sort of like Nike camps for white people
Posted on 1/8/15 at 5:50 pm to GRTiger
My nephew was selected for the Duke TIP program and the Johns Hopkins program when he was in 4th grade.
Near as I can tell it's just a way for my sister to brag to other parents about how smart her kid is
He is smart though.
Near as I can tell it's just a way for my sister to brag to other parents about how smart her kid is
He is smart though.
This post was edited on 1/8/15 at 5:51 pm
Posted on 1/8/15 at 5:52 pm to Speys and Tays
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It puts student on the radar of college recruiters and is a very good thing. Sort of like Nike camps for white people
Please tell me you're black so I can laugh at this guilt free.
Posted on 1/8/15 at 5:57 pm to SirSaintly
My fourth grader had a chance to join but I figured it was worthless. What's the real benefit?
Posted on 1/8/15 at 5:59 pm to Jake88
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What's the real benefit?
Posted on 1/8/15 at 6:12 pm to Jake88
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My fourth grader had a chance to join but I figured it was worthless. What's the real benefit?
I have no idea if there is any actual benefit to any of those programs. They didn't sign my nephew up, but my sister did like to tell people he was selected. Apparently the Johns Hopkins one is considered a more prestigious selection for some reason. I have no idea why. Maybe b/c it doesn't accept as many kids
I do know it seems like a shitload of my friend's kids are getting picked for Duke Tip and no one ever mentions the Johns Hopkins one.This post was edited on 1/8/15 at 6:13 pm
Posted on 1/8/15 at 6:22 pm to fatboydave
Gets your kid on a watch list. Says he/she has above average talent that warrants investment. Funny how so many ppl here will dismiss this, but will spend $2000 for summer select baseball knowing their odds of making D1 are slim.
Posted on 1/8/15 at 6:34 pm to Scruffy
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Hey guys
SlowFlowPro is smart
And he ended up as a lawyer. What a waste of talent.
I'd say. 300,000 posts on a message board.
Posted on 1/8/15 at 6:34 pm to jmarto1
I remember them having a badass CSI type program that was way too expensive for me to even consider.
Posted on 1/8/15 at 6:47 pm to fatboydave
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Posted by fatboydave
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What's the real benefit?
It gets your kid interested in higher level learning and exposes them to subject matter they would not otherwise have access to.
It may in turn help them excell in HS and get a scholarship for college.
Posted on 1/8/15 at 6:54 pm to SlowFlowPro
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by participating i found out that in 7th grade, my ACT score was higher than the min ACT for TOPS and higher than all but 2 graduating seniors of a particular high school (the year i graduated from Barbe, mind you)
IDGI
Posted on 1/8/15 at 6:59 pm to fatboydave
It's a joke, like yo white kids you can read and shite good want to participate in a study? OK now take a bunch of standardized test, fwiw I was in it and it meant nothing
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