--- title: Duke TIP ACT Score Requirements · PrepScholar description: What ACT scores do you need to get into the Duke TIP program and talent search? 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You've heard vague hints of "score requirements," but don't know exactly what that means—**do you have to take the ACT in order to take part in TIP?** **How well do you have to do on the ACT** in order to become a TIPster? (I refuse to believe that students who participate in TIP do not go by this name.) **There are ACT (or [SAT](https://blog.prepscholar.com/duke-tip-sat-score-requirements)) score requirements for the Duke TIP: specifically, there are score requirements for Summer Studies programs and eStudies courses**. I'm going to cover this complicated topic in exhaustive detail, explaining what the programs are, what the ACT score requirements are, and giving you some tips on how to meet these requirements. These requirements all refer to the regular ACT, ***not*** the ACT Aspire or ACT EXPLORE. Feature image credit: [Ilyse Whitney](https://www.flickr.com/photos/134348486@N05/35365920392/in/photolist-VTaA19-p9JDaQ-VxLu4C-VTaAuq-VTayEy-VTaztY-VTaB5J-VTaDfA-biZqMn-a8PTMJ-abWHe9-pPa1zF-p9Mb6n-93gjMc-mbbLTx-abU3Dt-93jspj-cySjBd-dzkyws-pVRbFF-pDAjMe-7WQMAn-p9Meqi-dzkyA5-pP8QFW-pP9YGn-9MTjWW-cyTGAw-a8LL8D-9xwQEZ-a8PQyA-6zgeA4-7RiHUJ-46Ntj1-pP9SYi-qDUse3-p9JrkN-53szjv-7f3Z4H-8J7LW6-4Wzuji-6TNC7g-6k9zXR-4aDatY-7dsADr-VTaCS1-7rZQbD-2kZn7C-VxLsz5-7Q8K2J)/Flickr   ## 2022 UPDATE: Duke TIP Program Permanently Canceled After canceling its summer residential programs in 2020 and 2021 as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, in December 2021 Duke [announced](https://tip.duke.edu/) that **it has officially canceled its TIP program.** **There will be youth residential programs for summer 2022,** and interested families with students in grades 6-12 can access information about their current course offerings through the[Duke University Pre-College Program webpage.](https://learnmore.duke.edu/precollege/all-programs)This [Pre-College Program](https://blog.prepscholar.com/duke-high-school-pre-college-program) has replaced both TIP and the Duke University Youth Program. Although Duke will not be re-opening the TIP program, they have stated that **they will continue to provide “deep, rigorous academic opportunities for talented students.”** Additional details about how their programming may change in the future is unavailable at this time, but they appear to be moving away from using standardized test scores as a way to identify “talent” and eligibility.   ## The Lay of the Land: Duke TIP Programs and Eligibility Of all the Duke TIP programs with SAT/ACT score requirements, the **eStudies program has the lowest score requirements, followed by the Academy for Summer Studies, which falls in the middle, and the Center for Summer Studies, which is the most stringent** when it comes to score requirements. These are **not** the same as the test requirements for the 7th Grade Talent Search, which you can find more about [here](https://blog.prepscholar.com/what-is-the-duke-tip-7th-grade-talent-search#howdoIapply). **How do you figure out if you are eligible for Summer Studies programs or eStudies courses?** TIP determines your eligibility based on your SAT or ACT scores. If you participate(d) in the 7th Grade Talent Search, you will take (or took) the **SAT or ACT** as part of that program (read more about this in [my complete guide to the talent search](https://blog.prepscholar.com/what-is-the-duke-tip-7th-grade-talent-search)). It is the **score from this testing that will qualify you for Summer Studies and/or eStudies courses**. Don't worry—you can always retest if your scores aren’t high enough to get you into the program(s) you want. If you’ve already taken the SAT or ACT as a 7th grader, you can still enroll in the 7th Grade Talent Search—you just have to do it using the paper application and include an official SAT/ACT score report. If you didn’t participate in the 7th Grade Talent Search, you can still participate in Summer Studies and eStudies courses using 8th-10th Grade Option, but I'll cover that in [another article](https://blog.prepscholar.com/what-is-the-duke-tip-7th-grade-talent-search). For now, I’ll ***only*** be talking about the **ACT score requirements for 7th and 8th-10th graders who did participate (or will be participating) in the 7th Grade Talent Search** and are interested in attending Duke TIP Summer Studies and/or eStudies courses.   ### A Word of Warning Currently, Duke TIP [does not require](https://tip.duke.edu/programs/7th-grade-talent-search/taking-act-or-sat) participants to take the Writing portion of the ACT (that is, the essay). It’s always possible, though, that **Duke TIP may update its ACT score requirements**. But don't worry—as more information becomes available, we’ll be sure to update this article to reflect current knowledge.   ![body_updateasneeded.png](https://360031.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hub/360031/hubfs/body_updateasneeded.png?width=207&name=body_updateasneeded.png)   ## Duke TIP Scores: The Particulars To make it easier for any one in the future trying to figure out the score requirements, I**’ve separated out the requirements for what you need to get into the Academy for Summer Studies, the Center for Summer Studies, and eStudies courses and ordered them from lowest to highest score requirements**. Hopefully, since all the scores will be in one blog post, rather than spread out over a website, it will be less tricky to read and understand. To find specifics of the program you care about, just scroll down. As you will see below, **there’s a difference in the requirements** you have to meet if you take the ACT during **7th grade**, as part of the 7th Grade Talent Search, or if you take it again later on (**between 8th and 10th grades**).   ### ACT Requirements: eStudies What are Duke TIP eStudies courses? According to the [Duke TIP website](https://tip.duke.edu/programs/estudies/eligibility), the **eStudies program offers online courses** in a variety of different subjects, open to “seventh through eleventh graders who have achieved certain qualifying scores on the ACT or SAT.” Out of all the Duke TIP courses, the eStudies courses have the lowest score requirements. **The specific courses you can take, however, depends on your score on particular sections of the ACT.** So what eStudies courses are you eligible for? Use this handy table to find out! | **If you took the ACT in…** | **And scored…** | **You are eligible for...** | | --- | --- | --- | | 7th grade | ≥ 17 on Math or ≥ 19 on Science | eStudies Math\* | | ≥ 18 on English or ≥ 19 on Reading | eStudies Verbal\*\* | | | 8th grade | ≥ 20 on Math or ≥ 21 on Science | eStudies Math | | ≥ 21 on English or Reading | eStudies Verbal | | | 9th grade | ≥ 23 on Math or Science | eStudies Math | | ≥ 23 on English or ≥ 24 on Reading | eStudies Verbal | | | 10th grade | ≥ 25 on Math or Science | eStudies Math | | ≥ 25 on English or ≥ 27 on Reading | eStudies Verbal | | \*eStudies Math subjects include Fine Arts, Mathematics, Sciences, Social Sciences, and Technology. You do not qualify for Humanities courses unless either your ACT Math or Science score also reaches the threshold. \*\*eStudies Verbal subjects include Fine Arts, Humanities, Sciences, Social Sciences, and Technology. You do not qualify for Mathematics courses unless either your ACT English or Reading score also reaches the threshold.   #### What If I Just Barely Don’t Make It? On their site, Duke TIP states students who narrowly missed qualifying, are too old, or who missed the enrollment period for Duke TIP's 7th Grade Talent Search can still join Duke TIP through 8th-10th Grade Option. Unfortunately, they don't define "narrowly," so it's hard to say when you should consider 8th-10th Grade Option. What is clear is that you can always [retest on your own](https://tip.duke.edu/programs/7th-grade-talent-search/taking-act-or-sat/test-scores) if you don’t meet the score qualifications for eStudies courses, or if you need a higher score to attend the Academy or Center for Summer Studies. We have more information about the application process in [our article about the Duke TIP 7th Grade Talent Search](https://blog.prepscholar.com/what-is-the-duke-tip-7th-grade-talent-search).   ### ACT Score Requirement: Academy for Summer Studies The Academy for Summer Studies at Duke TIP offers high-achieving students in **grades 7-10** summer classes and interaction with similarly gifted peers. How do you know if your ACT scores qualify you for the Academy for Summer Studies? You're eligible for the Duke TIP **Academy** for Summer Studies **Math classes** if you... | **Took the ACT in...** | **And on Math scored between...** | **Or on Science scored between...** | | --- | --- | --- | | 7th grade | 19-22 | 20-22 | | 8th grade | 23-24 | | | 9th grade | 25-26 | | | 10th grade | 27-28 | |   You're eligible for the Duke TIP **Academy** for Summer Studies **Verbal classes** if you... | **Took the ACT in...** | **And on English scored between...** | **Or on Reading scored between...** | | --- | --- | --- | | 7th grade | 20-22 | 20-23 | | 8th grade | 23-24 | 24-25 | | 9th grade | 25-27 | 26-29 | | 10th grade | 28-30 | 30-31 | Note: while you can take Academy classes in all subject areas if you have an eligible ACT Math or Science score, if you only have an eligible ACT English or Reading score, then you may only take classes in Fine Arts, Humanities, Sciences, or Social Sciences—you are *not* eligible to take Mathematics or Technology courses.   ![body_SCORE.jpg](https://360031.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hub/360031/hubfs/body_SCORE.jpg?width=320&name=body_SCORE.jpg "body_SCORE.jpg")[SCORE logo](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:SCORE_logo.jpg) by [Score](https://www.score.nl), in the Public Domain.   ### ACT Score Requirement: Center for Summer Studies The Center for Summer Studies is another summer program offered by Duke TIP; **the difference between the Center and the Academy is in the intensity of the courses** and the stringency and specificity of the score requirements. Again, we’ve compiled the information from the TIP website into a simpler, easier-to-understand form, dividing up information for 7th-10th graders and 8th-10th graders into two separate tables (one for Center Math classes and one for Center Verbal classes). You're eligible for the Duke TIP **Center** for Summer Studies **Math classes** if you... | **Took the ACT in...** | **And on Math or Science scored...** | | --- | --- | | 7th grade | ≥ 23 | | 8th grade | ≥ 25 | | 9th grade | ≥ 27 | | 10th grade | ≥ 29 |   You're eligible for the Duke TIP **Center** for Summer Studies **Verbal classes** if you... | **Took the ACT in...** | **And on English scored...** | **Or on Reading scored...** | | --- | --- | --- | | 7th grade | ≥ 23 | ≥ 24 | | 8th grade | ≥ 25 | ≥ 26 | | 9th grade | ≥ 28 | ≥ 28 | | 10th grade | ≥ 31 | ≥ 30 |     ## Duke TIP Score Requirements: A Few Final Notes For Summer Studies courses, you may only apply to the level for which you are qualified. This not only means that you can't apply to the Center for Summer Studies if your score only qualifies you for Academy courses (which makes sense), but that **you can't apply to the Academy for Summer Studies if your score is higher than their score requirements**—instead, you may only apply to the Center for Summer Studies. On their Test Prep page, Duke TIP has the following to say about their score requirements: > “We do not recommend that students spend a lot of time preparing for the test. Above-grade-level testing is meant to be diagnostic, and many test prep programs just make students anxious. > > We think the best way to prepare is to be familiar with the structure of the test and the timing of each section, and to review the practice questions we provide so that you know what to expect and are at east on test day.” \[Source: [Test Prep | Duke TIP](https://tip.duke.edu/programs/7th-grade-talent-search/taking-act-or-sat/test-prep). Accessed 2019-07-19.\] And look, **when you’re taking the ACT as a 7th or 8th grader, you don't need to worry about getting an ACT score that will get you into college.** In fact, we have a series of articles about what a good ACT score for a [7th grader](https://blog.prepscholar.com/whats-a-good-7th-grade-act-/-sat-score) and an [8th grader](https://blog.prepscholar.com/whats-a-good-8th-grade-act-/-sat-score) might be, based on extrapolations from data from [Duke TIP](https://blog.prepscholar.com/what-is-the-duke-tip-7th-grade-talent-search) and [John Hopkins CTY](https://blog.prepscholar.com/what-is-cty-at-johns-hopkins-complete-guide). We also have information about what a good score for a [9th](https://blog.prepscholar.com/whats-a-good-9th-grade-act-/-sat-score) and [10th](https://blog.prepscholar.com/whats-a-good-10th-grade-act-/-sat-score) grader might be, but if you're taking the ACT in high school, you'll want to check to see if you're interested in any [schools that require all scores sent](https://blog.prepscholar.com/which-colleges-require-all-act-scores-sent), and if so, [what score target you want to be aiming for](https://blog.prepscholar.com/what-is-a-good-act-score-a-bad-act-score-an-excellent-act-score).   ![body_schoolsupplies.jpg](https://360031.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hub/360031/hubfs/body_schoolsupplies.jpg?width=308&height=390&name=body_schoolsupplies.jpg)   ## How Do I Meet The Requirements? 4...TIPS (you knew that was coming) **#1: Spend time prepping.** Yes, I know I just quoted the Duke TIP site, which advises the opposite, but let's be realistic: **you'll need at least *some* test prep**. - This in no way means that you should invest in any kind of ACT prep course—just that, **at** **the *bare* minimum, you'll want to familiarize yourself with the ACT's structure and timing**. - You should take a [**practice test**](https://blog.prepscholar.com/complete-official-act-practice-tests-free-links) to gauge where you are, then use this information to determine **the amount you have to improve** to meet the qualifications for your desired program. - Know **how much time you have to study** so you can plan your prep accordingly. If you only have a few weeks before the ACT, you'll want to study more hours per week than if you have several months left. - For more advice, read our articles about [taking the ACT in 7th](https://blog.prepscholar.com/should-you-start-prepping-for-the-sat/act-in-7th-grade) and [8th grade](https://blog.prepscholar.com/should-you-start-prepping-for-the-sat-act-in-8th-grade).   **#2: Take the ACT as early as you can and still feel prepared**. If you take the ACT earlier on, you have a lower score threshold to meet (compare the 7th grade vs 8th-10th grade requirements for eStudies, Academy, and Center courses). In general, older students know more than younger students (stop rolling your eyes, younger siblings), but **if you've spent time prepping, it's worth it to take it sooner rather than later.**   **#3: If you have a standout test section, focus on it**. Duke TIP is unlike most colleges and universities in that you can get in to its various programs even if you only do well on one section of the ACT. - If you find that you're getting in practice scores of around 16 for English and Math but 25 for Reading and Science, own it. - In the above example, you're better off **putting in the time to make sure you can consistently get above the score threshold** for Reading and/or Science (depending on whether you want to take Humanities or Math/Science courses) than you are trying to bring up all four of your section scores. **#4: Know the ACT strategies that are appropriate for your level**. Advice for getting a 36 on a section will not necessarily be relevant if you only need to get [above a 26](https://blog.prepscholar.com/how-to-improve-low-act-math-scores-tips-from-a-perfect-scorer). - One example of this is that if you’re aiming for a 26, **you can skip the hardest 20% of questions** entirely and just focus on answering as many of the easier questions correctly as possible (although since the ACT does not penalize for wrong answers, make sure to leave no space blank, even if you end up choosing “B” every time). - We have more useful information like this in our article on [how to guess correctly](https://blog.prepscholar.com/act-guessing-strategy-the-top-mistake-students-make) on the ACT.   ![body_handshake.jpg](https://360031.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hub/360031/hubfs/body_handshake.jpg?width=320&name=body_handshake.jpg "body_handshake.jpg")[Handshake](https://www.flickr.com/photos/quinnanya/14635357121/) by [Quinn Dombrowski](https://www.flickr.com/photos/quinnanya/), used under [CC BY-SA 2.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/)/Cropped from original. *Hello, ACT Score Requirements, nice to finally meet you.*   I hope this article helped clarify the mystery of what the ACT score requirements for Duke TIP are. 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