WPPSI scores?

[Anonymous]

Looking to appky to GDS, Sidwell and Maret for K. For those of you who have kids who came in at K at these schools, what were your WPPSI scores? And please, no flaming. I'm just trying to get a sense about what worked at these schools. (And I will stipulate that all are fantastic so that this doesn't end up in a "my school is better than your school" conversation.)

[Anonymous]

Meant "apply." Typed too fast.

[Anonymous]

WPPSI scores are only part of the process. Anything above 90 is good. Do you have a back up option that you can live with if DC ends up waitlist? Have known good candidates who have been shut out from these three options. Maret is probably the hardest one to get into for K because of sibling policy.

[Anonymous]

Our complete score was 92nd percentile but the subtests were 94, 82 and 90.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Our complete score was 92nd percentile but the subtests were 94, 82 and 90.

That range is good enough for those schools. Despite what others say, not every child accepted is 99th percentile. However, there will need to be other factors: like play date/good social skills, good fine motors skills, whether your child fills a gap, whether your DC brings diversity, whether you are FA or not. Would recommend that you expand a bit if you are intent on private school. If you are fine with taking your chances and also have a good fall back plan, go for it.

[Anonymous]

OP. I really appreciate the feedback thus far. This is our first child so we simply have no idea what the standard is. And yes, we will be looking at others a well.

[Anonymous]

My kid was high on the wppsi. Mid 140's. Shy, sweet and we're all a bit boring. Waitlisted at all 5 schools we applied to. DD is now doing great at one of the schools mentioned and really happy there.

I'd say she's a strong student relative to her classmates, but not unusual.

First, remember that testing a kid that young is a total crap shoot and borderline meaningless. Second, it's just a small piece of the puzzle and for sure there were applicants both lower and higher than my kid who got into those schools.

A high score can't hurt you, but a kid who's fsiq is 150 may not have any admissions advantage over a kid who scores 120.

My other kid was a LOT lower but more outgoing, relaxed and personable and was a much better candidate overall.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My kid was high on the wppsi. Mid 140's. Shy, sweet and we're all a bit boring. Waitlisted at all 5 schools we applied to. DD is now doing great at one of the schools mentioned and really happy there.

I'd say she's a strong student relative to her classmates, but not unusual.

First, remember that testing a kid that young is a total crap shoot and borderline meaningless. Second, it's just a small piece of the puzzle and for sure there were applicants both lower and higher than my kid who got into those schools.

A high score can't hurt you, but a kid who's fsiq is 150 may not have any admissions advantage over a kid who scores 120.

My other kid was a LOT lower but more outgoing, relaxed and personable and was a much better candidate overall.

This was our experience first time around and were naively optimistic about our 150iq child getting in but was waitlisted at all schools. Our second child has a much more average iq and was admitted to our first choice (big 3). Don't worry too much about the scores! Good luck!

[Anonymous]

Does the tester include a narrative describing your child or did the schools gauge personality solely from the play dates?

[Anonymous]

The tester does not know enough about your child to assess personality. good grief! They will include a brief narrative about how your child handles the test, I.e, did they separate well, did they show persistence, were there any noteworthy pattern.

The play date is much more important. Why would schools privilege someone else's judgment over their own when the whole purpose of a play date is so th can make an assessment?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The tester does not know enough about your child to assess personality. good grief! They will include a brief narrative about how your child handles the test, I.e, did they separate well, did they show persistence, were there any noteworthy pattern.

The play date is much more important. Why would schools privilege someone else's judgment over their own when the whole purpose of a play date is so th can make an assessment?[/quote

Did your response need to be so nasty and snarky? No, I am not the OP.

[Anonymous]

Same situation as PPs above. 99% on WPPSI (yes for reals) and waitlisted at all three schools mentioned plus one other. DC was admitted to two schools from the waitlist after contracts were due.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The tester does not know enough about your child to assess personality. good grief! They will include a brief narrative about how your child handles the test, I.e, did they separate well, did they show persistence, were there any noteworthy pattern.

The play date is much more important. Why would schools privilege someone else's judgment over their own when the whole purpose of a play date is so th can make an assessment?[/quote

Did your response need to be so nasty and snarky? No, I am not the OP.

OP did not necessarily post that question. It was an utterly-lacking-in-common sense kind of question. I did not think the response particularly nasty. A mere "good grief" is quite restrained by DCUM standards.

[Anonymous]

98% - waitlisted and then accepted at one of the schools mentioned.

[Anonymous]

One PP wrote "Despite what others say, not every child accepted is 99th percentile." More than true. I fact most children are certainly not in 99th percentile as those children are trouble - they need extra accommodations private schools are not equipped at all to provide in lower schools.