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2. [b]There are testers who consistently give students very high scores[/b].  If parents have figured this out, than you best believe admissions offices have as well, and take it into consideration when weighing test results.  
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from reading the AAP threads, I had suspected this, but here is someone, apparently in-the-know, willing to come out and say it.  It is just hard to see how kids with very high WISC get such low GBRS scores and this may be one possible explanation.[/quote]

It could be that certain testers establish a better rapport with kids and bring out their best. We went to one of the highly recommended testers from this board, and she was great. Before the test began, while I was still there, she began asking our child basic information like his birthday, and she seemed delighted that he knew the year he was born and not just the month and date. She complimented him on this, saying, "That's really good. A lot of kids wouldn't know that." I beamed with pride and DS felt good about himself. Soon after, I left to run errands while the WISC was done. It wasn't until many months later that it dawned on me that the tester may have been trying to put DS in a good frame of mind by complimenting him. I don't know if this tester is known to give "inflated" scores -- I certainly would have gone elsewhere if I had believed this, wanting only valid and respected results -- but I could see how kids might do better if they are feeling positive rather than nervous or negative. I'm sure that the tester would not mark as correct any answers that had been incorrect![/quote]

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