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Goodness, conversations like that irritate me so much, because somewhere along the line it means there's a parent who has communicated incorrect information and generated false hopes. Some of these self-declared center-goers are in for a big disappointment - not all of them will make it.

HGCs are highly selective but easy to apply for. A simple application from the parents, plus a checklist ("letter of recommendation") from the teacher, and a test in January. [b]HGCs are for children who are so much head and shoulders above the rest that they really need a different environment.[/b] Sometimes these children are atypical in other ways too - they may have a tinge of Asperger's or ADHD (my child is one). [b]Your typical bright child will be equally well-served, if not better, at his or her home school. [/b]

Squash any thought that children who are not accepted must be of lower intelligence. It's not true.

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This is not true, in my experience. There are certainly some incredibly-super-smart children at the HGC. There are also lots of just plain regular smart kids at the HGC. And there are also just plain regular smart kids at the home school who would do well at the HGC but didn't get in (or maybe didn't even apply).

So if you have a smart kid who you think might do well at the HGC and who doesn't have test anxiety or anxiety about not getting accepted, go ahead and apply and see what happens.[/quote]

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