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Anonymous
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What kind of WPPSI scores are needed to get into GDS, Maret, Sidwell? Would anyone with kids at those schools mind sharing their child's scores? I know that of course the scores aren't the only criteria considered, but I'm just wondering if there's any kind of cut-off. Thanks. |
Anonymous
| OP, I would worry more about school readiness tests. High WPPSI, poor school readiness means rejection. Play dates are where they evaluate school readiness. |
Anonymous
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AHHHHHHHHHHHHH.
That is the sound of me throwing myself out of a window because it is ANOTHER THREAD ABOUT THE TRIFECTA!!!!! Jesus, people. ENOUGH. Thunk. |
Anonymous
what are they looking for in a playdate? just curious |
Anonymous
OP here - yeah, I know it's nauseating. But the fact is that we would like to apply to those schools (along with some others), so I'm just trying to get some info to find out if it's worth bothering to apply. Hope you didn't injure yourself when you hit the ground. |
Anonymous
Uh, 99th percentile. And connections up the wazoo. Do you really need to ask? |
Anonymous
| If you are not a priority applicant, you need 99% or pretty close to it. |
Anonymous
| That's not true. Give this mom a break. |
Anonymous
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OP here. Thanks for the replies. I appreciate it. |
Anonymous
| People have posted in the past that their children have been admitted to these schools with scores in the mid 80s, which suggests that the informal cutoff may be around the 80th percentile. I don't recall anyone ever reporting a positive admit decision with a score below the 80th percentile. But as many other threads will tell you, beyond that, the WPPSI doesn't seem to matter that much. Given the number of high-scoring kids in the area, lots of kids with 99th percentile scores get rejected every year. |
Anonymous
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WPPSI is truly only one measure. My dd had 99s but didn't get accepted everywhere we applied. Clearly, some schools thought she -and we - were a good fit while others did not.
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Anonymous
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WPPSI cutoffs for non-sibling, non-priority child
http://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/30593.page#194722 What does a WPPSI score really mean for your child? http://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/4102.page#18919 |
Anonymous
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There is more to the WPPSI than just your scores. My DD had 98s and a dear friend of mine her daughter had 99s. Now we are very similar - age, ethnicity, careers, value, religion, etc. but my DD was accepted at our first choice and hers was not. My friend was a bit confused and we were talking, I mentioned the lovely write-up my daughter had for the WPPSI and we compared. There was a difference in the language used - enthusism, application, building a rapport with the examiner, and, in spite, of the numbers, we now realised these were two very very different WPPSIs..... the playdates probably confirmed these observations (same tester BTW).
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Anonymous
I know a kid with scores in the 80s but they had connections up the wazoo, plus lots of money. |
Anonymous
| I think upper scores (80s and up) certainly matter, but I also think balanced scores (big gaps, even in one or two areas) sometimes raise a red flag. We had a moderate performance/verbal gap with one of our kids and there were some fine motor issues early on. We went to a smaller school for a few years and then successfully re-applied in 4th grade. It all worked out. |