More than 100 of the brightest middle and high school students in Georgia and nearby states will get their first taste of college courses during a Scholar Weekend Feb. 28-March 1 hosted by the College of Education in partnership with Duke University.
The program, directed by UGA’s Torrance Center for Creativity and Talent Development, is part of the Duke Talent Identification Program to identify academically talented children and provide resources to challenge, nurture and identify each child’s abilities.
TIP scholars are identified through standardized test scores and invited to take the SAT or ACT in the 7th grade as part of the program.
Those scoring exceptionally well are then invited to attend TIP Scholar Weekends where they are exposed to interesting and challenging topics not typically covered in middle or high school curricula.
This is the first of two Scholar Weekends planned this spring at UGA, which is one of only eight locations in the nation selected to be hosts.
The second Scholar Weekend is scheduled for April 18-19.