Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I recently heard opinions that GBRS is not only a subjective assessment primarily made by the class room teacher but also that some schools that have have most of the kids performing good in all respects (grade level, gifted criteria, etc.) want to be very selective in giving high GBRS to the kids so that the school's regular program does not suffer. If that's the case, GBRS loses its credibility for admissions to AAP. Also, the eligible kids in the regular program would not do good as they would be utterly bored. If we have to compete with the excellent education system in place in many parts of the world, all eligible kids should be given the opportunity to fulfill their potential!
well I recently heard, on here actually, that some parents pay as much as $450 to have their children tested by psychologists whose names are passed around on the internet as being "very good."

This gives the well-off and highly driven parents a big advantage it would seem over people who can't afford this or who are simply humble enough to accept "no" for an answer.