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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Kids with WISC FSIQ scores over 130 get rejected all the time.  Even in appeals.  The WISC is not some golden ticket into AAP.  [/quote]

This. I do think general consensus is that 130+ is worth submitting, but it’s not guaranteed acceptance. [/quote]

A 130+ WiSC score is worth submitting if it is at least the same as the CoGAT score or higher. I would not submit anything lower than the CoGAT score. Submitting something lower than the CoGAT score points to prep and will reflect negatively on the application. A matching high WiSC and CoGAT score shows that the test results can be trusted and a higher WiSC shows that the child is more capable than the initial test showed. [/quote]

If a student was rejected w a high cogat, [b]prepping might already be suspected[/b]. A 130+ WISC provides a much more accurate measure than the cogat. I’d personally submit it even with a higher cogat. [/quote]

You know one thing our AART never spoke about in all the times I talked to her about full time AAP? Prepping.

I think it's a boogieman on this board where people are competing with each other over seats for their 3rd graders; not so much a concern to the people who actually matter.[/quote]

No, it’s not a “boogieman,” it’s real, especially at high SES schools, and it’s why the HOPE (and formerly GBRS) became the most heavily weighted part of this holistic process. The testing is unreliable. In both of my kids’ classes the 2nd grade teachers asked the class if they’d seen these type of questions before. Kids raised their hands and some volunteered, “oh, I did these tests the past few weekends etc etc.”. The teachers know exactly who is prepping and they’re the ones putting the packet together. The work samples and hope ratings need to be in sync w these crazy high testing scores. That’s why you see rejections that people think make no sense.

Also, some AARTs are good, others have absolutely no idea what they’re talking about. [/quote]

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