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WPPSI in high 70 range
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Anonymous
Agree. Sidwell has them. I would bet $1000 that Sidwell has kids with 70%, and they are probably graduating. |
Anonymous
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Do you think we have a chance with 83% overall but with Verbal and Performance under that? The report said all positive and really nice things. We are a regular AA family with no connections or high powered jobs : (
I think the playdate went well. I don't think the teacher rec would be bad but maybe not glowing since we are leaving???? Who knows. Just wanted to hear from others than can say they got in with 83% WPPSI without connections or important jobs?? I appreciate it, thanks! |
Anonymous
| To the Posters whose children scored low one year and then in the 90% range the next -- would you please share your tester? Was it the same or a different tester? |
Anonymous
| 80 % range is fine! |
Anonymous
Different tester. You need to ask around and find a tester that fits your kid's personality. I had this happen with two different kids and did not use the same tester the first time with both kids. Kid 1 - very shy. Tester said she was shy, too, and it would all be fine. Not. Kid 1 got nervous in test and distracted by toys in office as a way of coping with anxiety. The testing write up said it clearly did not reflect kid's abilities. Since the kid would have needed serious special ed if the number was right and would have been living at a group home as an adult if it had been right, that was good. Kid #2 is a bit more outgoing but can also be shy. Tester #2 - recommended by school - made everything this crazy manic game so it could all be FUN, FUN, FUN. Kid #2 scored in low 80s, and tester said it was accurate, but we did not think it reflected that child's true abilities. In both cases, we asked around, found a tester that seemed better suited to that particular child for try #2, and in both cases, in an environment where the kids felt comfortable, they each scored in the 90s (and within a couple of points of each other). |
Anonymous
That is so rude. How would you know if the child will be admitted? The child may have other attributes that are interesting to a prospective school. If schools went by testing alone -- they wouldn't have playdates and all of the other stuff included in the admissions process. |
Anonymous
| The reason kids score higher the second time is because they have seen the information before..DUH..has nothing to do with tester!!!!!!!!!! That is WHY they do not allow retesting before a year has passed. |
Anonymous
Have you ever had a child who took the WPPSI? Have you ever taken an IQ test yourself? The idea that you would "remember" the test a year later at age 4, having taken it the year before at age 3, is laughable. I last took an IQ test in Fifth Grade when my state instituted the gifted program, and I don't think I remembered the questions the next day, let alone a year later. The tester made the difference. I am inclined to believe the head of our preschool and my own gut rather than someone who has no idea what they are talking about on an anonymous message board. |
Anonymous
| That's about where my child was and he was admitted to St. Patrick's. |
Anonymous
| I would apply. The most prominent schools definitely look at the WPSSI, but know well enough to take the score in context of the broader application. But don't forget how important the teacher rec is--a teacher who can write convincingly of how great your child is in preschool or daycare can make a huge difference, especially if the playdate goes well. Also the write up is incredibly important. DC2 got a 50ish score on one of the sections (composite over 90) and got accepted for PreK to one of the more-frequently mentioned schools on this board. |
Anonymous
| The fact that these schools place any real importance in WPPSI is simply bizarre. Those who score well are generally a result of either formal or informal "prep" or of substantial early play, reading, etc with their parents. The latter is, of course, terrific, and I am sure we all wished we had done more. The problem is that the schools place some real meaning on this. Many years ago, our child scored, at best, in the mid-60's on WPSSI. The child ended up at one of the "Top 6" private schools in the region, and is generally considered among the top 20% of the students. Smart kid, works reasonably hard (but not enough in my mind) and is a very solid citizen. The child still attends the school. High WIPPSI scores reflect active parent involvement, no more. Should be applauded for its own sake. |
Anonymous
I would not be so sure. My DD did the test over a year and a half ago and a few days ago, she saw a cow on TV and said that cow puzzle that "name of tester" wanted me to do was too hard.... she was talking about the WPPSI and she is 4 and a half. |
Anonymous
| Clearly if it was too hard she was not remembering it to improve her scores, now was she? |
Anonymous
| Is the score in the high 70s or the 70th percentile? |
Anonymous
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I think percentile. I am almost sure 70s in IQ is in the range of mild retardation (sorry for that word, but I do not know what the classification is for significant delays).
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