Center
Students who qualify for the Center for Summer Studies represent the highest-scoring students in Duke TIP's 7th Grade Talent Search. The courses offered at the Center for Summer Studies are some of the most challenging and rigorous available to academically gifted students in the country.
Seventh grade students are an integral part of our program. Paired with eighth graders, this group generates tremendous energy, enthusiasm, and new ideas. Age-specific programming allows us to plan courses and residential activities geared toward younger students, enhancing and enriching their Duke TIP experience.
Often times, friendships are formed during the seventh grade year that continue throughout middle and high school.
While many eighth grade students thrive in classes with other middle school students, others benefit from being in a program with current high school students. As a result, eighth graders at Duke TIP are offered a choice as to which type of campus would be the best fit for them.
Course Eligibility
At the Center for Summer Studies, students qualify for specific courses based on their scores on subsections of the ACT or SAT. For e xample, students with excellent math scores are eligible for math courses, while students who excelled in writing can choose humanities courses. The table below provides more information about score requirements.
Score Table A
Eligibility for fine arts, math, science, social science, and technology courses
| If test was taken in 7th grade: | If test was taken in 8th grade: | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| SAT score | ACT score | SAT score | ACT score |
| M ≥ 570 or M ≥ 520 and CR ≥520 or M ≥ 520 and WR ≥570 | M ≥ 20 or S ≥ 24 or M ≥ 19 and E ≥ 25 or M ≥ 19 and R ≥ 24 | M ≥ 610 or M ≥ 560 and CR ≥ 520 or M ≥ 520 and CR ≥ 560 or M ≥ 520 and WR ≥ 610 or M ≥ 560 and WR ≥ 570 | M ≥ 23 or S ≥ 25 or M ≥ 19 and E ≥ 28 or M ≥ 22 and E ≥ 25 or M ≥ 19 and R ≥ 25 or M ≥ 22 and R ≥ 24 |
Score Table B
Eligibility for fine arts, humanities, and social science courses
| If test was taken in 7th grade: | If test was taken in 8th grade: | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| SAT score | ACT score | SAT score | ACT score |
| CR ≥ 570 or CR ≥ 520 and M ≥ 520 or WR ≥570 | E ≥ 27 or R ≥ 25 or S ≥ 24 E ≥ 25 and M ≥ 19 R ≥ 24 and M ≥ 19 | CR ≥ 610 or | E ≥ 30 or R ≥ 26 or S ≥ 25 or E ≥ 28 and M ≥ 19 or E ≥ 25 and M ≥ 22 or R ≥ 24 and M ≥ 22 or R ≥ 25 and M ≥ 19 |