What did your pre-school child score on his Wppsi test?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Testers will tell you that, even in this area, they do not see the high 99 percentile scores that are posted here so liberally. Our child had a high 99 percentile score and we were shocked. We knew she was bright, but were still blown away. We asked the tester what that really meant. The tester said she rarely sees that high of a score. That scores in the 90-98th percentiles are pretty common around this area, but the 99th (especially high within that percentile) is rare even here. FWIW.

Not buying it.

[Anonymous]

Boy at 4.5 years, scored 95% FSIQ on new WPPSI IV.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Testers will tell you that, even in this area, they do not see the high 99 percentile scores that are posted here so liberally. Our child had a high 99 percentile score and we were shocked. We knew she was bright, but were still blown away. We asked the tester what that really meant. The tester said she rarely sees that high of a score. That scores in the 90-98th percentiles are pretty common around this area, but the 99th (especially high within that percentile) is rare even here. FWIW.

Not buying it.

It is true. The 90s are regular, but the 99s, maybe even the 98s, are not so regular, even around here.

[Anonymous]

Our child who scored in the 65 percentile (by an out-of-town tester, not one of the popular DC testers) was accepted and is doing well in a top DC private. I have become friends with the AD at our school and she thinks all the 90%+ scores are a joke and gives little weight to them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Testers will tell you that, even in this area, they do not see the high 99 percentile scores that are posted here so liberally. Our child had a high 99 percentile score and we were shocked. We knew she was bright, but were still blown away. We asked the tester what that really meant. The tester said she rarely sees that high of a score. That scores in the 90-98th percentiles are pretty common around this area, but the 99th (especially high within that percentile) is rare even here. FWIW.

Not buying it.

It is true. The 90s are regular, but the 99s, maybe even the 98s, are not so regular, even around here.

Look at old threads. Not uncommon at all
http://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/34027.page

[Anonymous]

Our elder dc got a 98 and is at a big 3. Our second got a 93, and is applying this year.

[Anonymous]

I was curious and looked up the score of my now 15 year old DD. It was 134 -- the 99th percentile. It has been reasonably predictive as he consistently scores in the 98/99 % in ERB's, qualified for CTY etc.
Alas, he is a straight B student in his private school but he is completely not stressed taking the hardest classes and a really nice kid. No ivy though!

We were also told it is a rare score and throughout his private school career teachers often write about how exceptional he is -- probably to his detriment as he doesn't work very hard.

[Anonymous]

4 years old, 131, 98th %

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Testers will tell you that, even in this area, they do not see the high 99 percentile scores that are posted here so liberally. Our child had a high 99 percentile score and we were shocked. We knew she was bright, but were still blown away. We asked the tester what that really meant. The tester said she rarely sees that high of a score. That scores in the 90-98th percentiles are pretty common around this area, but the 99th (especially high within that percentile) is rare even here. FWIW.

Not buying it.

It is true. The 90s are regular, but the 99s, maybe even the 98s, are not so regular, even around here.

Look at old threads. Not uncommon at all
http://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/34027.page

Someone is not telling the truth, either the testers or the parents reporting the scores on sites like this. Either that or we have a geographic stranglehold on all of the 99.9 percentile kids in the country.

[Anonymous]

Is 122 / 93% for a 3.5 year old competitive for DC area private school PK admissions? Seems low based on all the 99.9 on this thread!

[Anonymous]

One DD was 92%, attends Big 3 school, struggles with standardized tests and needs to work hard in school-doesn't come easy.

One DD was 80%, attends another top private and is extremely focused, doesn't struggle with academics at all.


Those tests don't really predict much.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is 122 / 93% for a 3.5 year old competitive for DC area private school PK admissions? Seems low based on all the 99.9 on this thread!

Of course! PK is mostly about the parents and other factors that make the class they want. DC got 60% at 3. We are white UMC. At a big 3 doing well. Probably not typical, but there you go.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is 122 / 93% for a 3.5 year old competitive for DC area private school PK admissions? Seems low based on all the 99.9 on this thread!

Of course! PK is mostly about the parents and other factors that make the class they want. DC got 60% at 3. We are white UMC. At a big 3 doing well. Probably not typical, but there you go.

Identify with this, though my child scored a little higher. Looking at the children that came into PK with us, settling aside race/ethnicity and sexual orientation, the following seem to be possible pluses, but who knows:

The family is genuinely nice and also modest about their ed./professional background and money
The parents are intellectuals (writers, journalists, professors, etc.)
The family/child is bilingual or multilingual
The kid is really polite and kind to other kids and adults

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is 122 / 93% for a 3.5 year old competitive for DC area private school PK admissions? Seems low based on all the 99.9 on this thread!

Sigh. Your mistake is assuming that WPPSI carries much, if any, weight in admissions.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is 122 / 93% for a 3.5 year old competitive for DC area private school PK admissions? Seems low based on all the 99.9 on this thread!

Sigh. Your mistake is assuming that WPPSI carries much, if any, weight in admissions.

Indeed. These WIPPSI threads give people false confidence or demoralize them unnecessarily. We were in the latter category and were successful. According to a contact in admissions, family profile, teacher recommendation and child visit are what it comes down to.