SET's primary function is as a counseling service to its members -- outstanding students who may not yet be ready to enter our nation's most selective colleges and universities, but who are also not well served by the typical middle or high school curriculum. As SET members enter college, graduate school, and the work force, SET continues to be a resource for them; and they in turn become resources for younger SET members.

Download a 2009 SET Precollege Update form (pdf).

Publications

To help students find appropriately challenging academic opportunities, SET provides academic advice through our publications and web site:

• Imagine, a bimonthly magazine created just for highly able middle and high school students. SET members receive a free subscription to Imagine. The publication is also available by subscription to anyone interested in learning more about opportunities for academically able youth. The Imagine Links site connects to hundreds of programs, activities, and resources of interest to highly able students.
• The SET Precollege Newsletter, published just for SET members, include additional information about programs as well as news updates from SET members around the world.

Individual Counseling

SET members who would like personal educational counseling may call (410) 735-6120 or e-mail a member of the SET Staff. Non-members seeking counseling should contact CTY's Diagnostic & Counseling Center.

Communicating with Other SET Members

SET facilitates communication among its members via members-only forums on the web site Cogito.org and through a directory of college-and-older SET members. These enable SET members to share their insights and experiences with one another. Each offers a different way to connect with other SET members. Members may participate in as many or as few as they choose.

• The members-only forums on Cogito.org offer an informal way to engage in discussions with fellow SET members and other exceptional students from around the world. Members can discuss their favorite subjects, offer opinions or advice, share a concern, ask for input, or just lurk and hear what others have to say. It is primarily intended for precollege students, but SET members of any age may join. Please contact cogitocty@jhu.edu for instructions on how to join.

• The SET Alumni Home Page Directory has links to pages by or about SET members now in college or beyond. It helps SET members contact friends or find other SET members who share their interests and concerns. It also makes for very interesting browsing!

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Online Update Forms

Please help us keep up with you!

• Precollege Update form (pdf), for precollege members
• Alumni Update form, for post-high-school members

SET Staff

• Linda Brody, Ed.D., Director
• Kristi Birch, M.A., Science Writer, Cogito.org
• Carol Blackburn, Ph.D., Project Co-Director, Cogito.org  
• Melissa Hartman, M.A., Editor, Imagine
• Karen Henoch-Ryugo, Online Community Coordinator, Cogito.org
• Michelle Muratori, Ph.D., Research Associate/Counselor
• Iryna Pustovoyt, Administrative Coordinator, Cogito.org
• Vicki Weyforth, Administrative Coordinator, SET
  
• Phone: 410-735-6120

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