Good WISC scores (and additional material) for appeal?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What happens when a kid, with scores that clearly indicate a great mind (including a great WISC), has to overcome a low GBRS? Of course, the fact that such a kid got a low GBRS in the first place is unnatural, but let's blame it on the parents not being members of the school's "mom culture" or on the kid not being an "in-your-face" personality when it comes to displaying knowledge. Either way, GBRS is low but all scores point to a highly intelligent kid. The AART said in a nutshell that "GBRS carries the most weight and can override test scores", a paradoxical statement if true, because in this case, why are kids even tested? If nothing trumps a GBRS, then it seems to me that the only thing that is needed for AAP placement is GBRS. If you have a good GBRS you're in, if not, no matter what scores you have, you're out. Any similar experiences? Thoughts?

I have been reading these threads for three years now and the overwhelming consensus is the opposite: a high WISc score overcomes a low GBRS. No?

[Anonymous]

The test scores the AART mentions as being overridden by GBRS are likely just CogAT and NNAT. It does seem that high WISC carries greater weight than all the other elements.

[Anonymous]

WISC:
Verbal Comprehension --138 -- 99% - Very Superior
Perpetual Organization --131 -- 98% - Very Superior
Working Memory --126 -- 96% - Superior
Processing Speed --128 -- 97% - Superior

Full Scale -- 140-- 99.6% - Very Superior


NNAT: 135 (99%)
FxAT: VQN 83%
GBRS: 13

What are my DC's chances on appeal??

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Anonymous wrote:Can a very high WISC (99.5% and above) trump a low GBRS (say an 8 or a 9), if the other scores (NNAT and FfAT) support the WISC? Has anybody heard of any such cases?

Wisc score is high 99% and above will defintely get in no matter what the GBRS

My DC got in last year with good WISC score 99.6% low GBRS 10

PP, did your DC get in on appeal or in the first round? We are in a similar situation, with a great WISC (not submitted in the first round) and a surprising low GBRS of only 9. We are planning to appeal and I was looking for any advice as to whether our very strong WISC could bypass the unexplicably low GBRS on appeal.

How strong is the WISC?

WISC is 99.6% (140). Great verbal and perceptual scores with several 17s and 18s, low processing speed. How are our chances on appeal?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:WISC:
Verbal Comprehension --138 -- 99% - Very Superior
Perpetual Organization --131 -- 98% - Very Superior
Working Memory --126 -- 96% - Superior
Processing Speed --128 -- 97% - Superior

Full Scale -- 140-- 99.6% - Very Superior


NNAT: 135 (99%)
FxAT: VQN 83%
GBRS: 13

What are my DC's chances on appeal??

Those are some great scores especially the VCI and PRI , your DC will most likely get in