At CTY, we help students find rewarding challenges both within and beyond CTY, and we help parents find the support and resources they need to assist and advocate for their children. We do this through:- CTY’s own publications
- links to activities, programs, and resources for G/T students
- links to G/T support and advocacy organizations
- links to online articles about G/T students and education
- a parents’ guide to working with your child’s school to obtain credit and/or placement for courses your child takes at CTY, and
- a summary of CTY’s offerings for homeschooled students.
Parents who want additional advice may contact CTY’s Diagnostic & Counseling Center. CTY Publications 
CTY’s primary publication is Imagine: Opportunities and Resources for Academically Talented Youth, an award-winning magazine for academically talented students in grades 7-12. Published five times a year, Imagine helps students identify ways – at home, in school, and in the world at large – to satisfy their need for greater academic challenge during their precollege years. It also includes reviews of top colleges and universities, and regular features to help them plan ahead for college and consider careers. Recent issues have focused on activities in Biology, Communications, Cross-cultural Connections, Digital Media, Dramatic Arts, Engineering, Environmental Science, History, Language & Linguistics, Law & Politics, Math, Physics & Astronomy, Robotics, and Writing. - Selected articles written by CTY staff members are available online in their entirely:
- Acceleration: Evaluating the Controversy over Higher-Speed Education, from Imagine, Sept/Oct 1994
- Educational Initiatives: For Better or For Worse? A Guide for Educators by Carol Mills and Karen Ablard
- Gifted Children with Learning Disabilities: A Review of the Issues by Linda Brody and Carol Mills
- Planning Ahead for College: Accessing College Information on the Internet by Linda Brody, from Imagine, March/April 2000
- Recommendations for Gifted and Talented Education in Maryland by the Maryland Task Force on Gifted and Talented Education.
- CTY’s Research staff has published articles on a range of topics pertaining to gifted and talented students. Summaries of these articles are available in the CTY Research Bibliography.
Links for Gifted Students and their Parents Links and more links to: - Academic Competitions
- Academic Summer Programs
- Career Exploration
- College Search and Application
- Distance Learning
- Early College Entrance
- G/T Organizations, Resources, Listservs, and Publications
- Online Articles about G/T Students and Education
- Imagine Links by Academic Subject
- Testing and Test Preparation
- Web Search/Research
Frequently Asked Questions about CTY Here are FAQs about CTY’s programs and services: | 
