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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My kid was very accelerated vis a vis his peers in K - got pulled out of class for a reading group with the few other high readers. very quick at math. also tested 99% overall on the wppsi test at age 5 and 97% overall on the wisc iv at age 8. he was not admitted to an hgc. i share this only bc when my child was in K i would have thought he'd be admitted to the hgc. [/quote]

Op here.  How is your child doing now in school? How old is he?  Do you think he should have gotten in?[/quote]

I believe it's more than just test scores, which apparently can be gamed by studying for the tests or having tutors (I never knew this until after dc got in, but still wouldn't have done it).  The teachers also make recommendations,  so even if the child tests well, if teachers don't think the child is ready for an accelerated program because of some reason (like lets say learning style or maturity), then the child might not get in even if the test scores are high.[/quote]

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