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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why would raw scores be more valuable? Aren't the age-normed score a better indicator of potential especially with all the redshirts prepped up the wazoo.[/quote]

A lot of kids prepped up the wazoo - at least, in our school. And a lot of them scored 99%, that can be anything, from mid-50s to 64. At least in theory, the score of 64 has more merit than the score of 53.[/quote]

So, you folks think scoring 99% in a *cognitive abilities test* is a matter of prepping ?!

That tells me something about you ....[/quote]

Does the name "A plus" tell you anything? It's a semester-long cram school attended by a number of children accepted to CES. My child didn't attend, scored 99% and was waitlisted. So, yeah, there's absolutely prepping for a 'cognitive abilities test'.
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The question was not if there is prepping for a cognitive abilities test - sure, anybody can prep for anything. The question was if you think scoring 99% in a cognitive abilities test, (one that MCPS does not release) is a matter of prepping.

Also, some more useful things to think about: How many of those kids who "prep" do not get in?  How many of the kids in the CES program did not "prep"?

I know enough kids in both categories to know that these companies do not have any secret sauce.

It is sad to see people getting taken in by claims from A plus/testingmom.com/mathnasium/whatever.

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