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Just dropped off DS at Duke TIP at Davidson. Beautiful campus! DS is very excited.

I hope he enjoys it! When his session is over, please let us know which course he took and what he enjoyed most about it.

We hope to send the kids to JHU or Duke next summer, but session dates are a major consideration for our kids. Our dd and ds are also attending a 3 week university program which starts 12 July, but they didn�t realize at the time of registration that it would conflict with swim team. We are looking for the latest possible program dates for next summer (ideally ending middle of August) so as not to interfere with their summer athletic pursuits which usually culminate with the conference event in mid to late July.

He went to 1st session 6/14-7/4. The second session is later (7/12-8/1) but the latest I know is jhu cty 2nd session with 7/19-8/7

Northwestern also has a session ending 8/7 this year. I am just hoping that they might fall a week later next year. I haven�t tracked previous years so I don�t know if this is the set schedule. If so, I suspect we will narrow down our consideration to either JHU or Northwestern based on the least conflict with swim team. We are lucky to have many day class opportunities in our (relative) area which they can do with swim team:)

I went to TIP as a child and I can honestly say that it was one of the best experiences of my childhood. The campus is great, the professors and teachers are wonderful, and the activities are a lot of fun. I remember it as the first place I was able to make decisions by myself about what I was doing day to day, the first place I made real friends, and the place where the classes I took were challenging for the first time in my life.

I really hope that your son enjoys it.:)

My son reports that his class at Davidson is much harder & faster paced than last yr's jhu cty. He also says the food is much better. Last yr he was in grades 7-10 program, this yr just 7th & 8th graders, so he really likes that too (he's not the youngest and more & more that's important to him).

Do you all drop off or has anyone tried staying in the area for the duration? I can work anywhere, might be too chicken to drop off at one of these programs!

What class is he taking, cym?
DD11 will probably do the davidson program next year, if she qualifies - which, based on her explore tests, I hope she will...

Hi Twomoose,

He's taking Introduction to Laboratory Sciences. They do 4 labs a day. Recently Dna/rna, but it's bio, chem, and physics. He loves hands-on science.

Elizabethmom

I escort for the drop off so I can make the bed, get him settled, buy some drinks & candy for dorm room, check it all out together--then leave. He'll fly back as an unaccompanied minor (they transport to airport and there's an airline fee unless flying Southwest which doesn't service Charlotte).

P.S. I encourage you to let them experience dorm life