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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I agree. The IQ tests for very young kids are unreliable, and the admissions offices know it.

I know these schools are basically aiming to attract the 1%, but if they had ANY serious interest in getting a more socioeconomically diverse applicant pool they would not have an application process more intense than college admissions. Even if you get the application and testing fees waived, what kind of parents can take multiple days off from work to bring kids to open houses, interviews and shadow days? Affluent families with flexible hours and/or a stay at home spouse, that's who can do this.  My two kid applied to four schools, and it essentially meant losing the better part of two full work weeks. It's crazy.

Schools that want to indicate some seriousness about getting lower income families or families with single parents should condense everything into one day and make open houses and tours optional,[/quote]

+1000 agreed, and we can afford to take the time off but it got excessive. We applied to 5 schools.[/quote]

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