Counselor Information about PreCollege Programming
This page is the source for everything that you wanted to know about ATYP and High School Dual Enrollment in one place!
Links to information from other places on our website.
- ATYP Timeline
- Latest Information for Qualifying for ATYP
- direct link to Northwestern University's CTD Assessment
- Charles and Lynn Zhang Scholarship Information
- AP Computer Science information (no test scores required, prerequisite is Algebra I)
- ATYP summer camp information (no test scores required, everyone is welcome to participate)
- High school dual enrollment information
- Frequently asked questions and answers
- Videos from current and past students about their experiences in ATYP
- Video of Audrey
- Video of Percy
- Video of Simar
- Video of Sam
- Grades Schedule - Grades are sent from the ATYP office to school counselors at the end of January and usually the first Monday in June by email. Paper grade evaluations are sent in February and June to each school (and to the students' homes).
- Transcripts – Grade transcripts for any former ATYP student are available - just send us an email with the student's name requesting a transcript.
- Scott Peters blog on "Local norms improve equity in gifted identification"
- Presentations available for schools/professional development (contact us for more information)
- NUMATS information – Elementary Age or Middle School Age
- GT101 - An Overview of Gifted Education – a Ready-Made PowerPoint for Professional Development
- It’s Never Too Early to Talk to Your Student About College (appropriate for general audiences)
- Organizational Strategies for the Gifted Student (appropriate for general audiences)
- Common Core and the Gifted Student
- Avoiding Digital Distractions: Strategies for Studying in the Electronic Age (appropriate for general audiences)
- Middle School: More than Just Hormones (targeted for parents/teachers of gifted students)
- Assignments to Teach Critical Thinking (professional development for secondary teachers)
- Parenting Gifted Students
- Bright or Gifted (and what does it matter)? (presentation for teachers)
- Social and Emotional Needs of Gifted Students (presentation for teachers)
- Developing Talent: Life Skills that Matter (presentation for parents)
- What Gifted Students Wish their Parents and Teachers Knew