The Academically Talented Youth Program (ATYP) at Western Michigan University's Lee Honors College is designed for middle and high school students who are highly gifted in math and/or language arts. The program begins to identify students in sixth grade and enrolls them in seventh or eighth grade. Once enrolled, students are provided with curriculum at the rate and depth that meets their ability. Essentially, students have the opportunity to take classes at WMU from college professors before they graduate from high school. As a result, their classes and curriculum are at a level that is challenging and allows students to advance their educations.
To learn more about ATYP, please follow the link below:
WMICH.EDU — Academically Talented Youth Program
The National Merit Scholarship Program is an academic competition for high school students. In early September, about 16,000 students are notified that they are semi-finalists. A pre-screen test is taken by some 1.5 million students. The top 50,000 scores are eligible to become semi-finalists. To learn more about the competition, please follow the link below:
Website — National Merit Scholarship Corporation