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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Does where you get your child tested for WISC have any bearing on the chances of being accepted ? [/quote]

It should not be. 
Our AART said that GMU is the preferred provider. I did question what a "preferred provider" meant since all providers are administering the exact same test. She couldn't answer that question.

We did not go to GMU because I wanted to have a provider who can give us feedback about our kid beyond the just the numerical scores. 
Sure we wanted the WISC primarily to use for the AAP referral but we also knew that if the score wasn't great, that we'd use the information to supplement our kid's education, with or without AAP. 
We did go to Dr. Dahlgren who has the reputation at DCUM for "giving" high WISC scores guaranteed for AAP admission. 
Must be an urban legend because our kid did not get those super high WISC scores that DCUM said Dr. Dahlgren "gives."
We did pay an extra fee to get a more in-depth discussion and analysis of our kid's abilities. 
We put a comprehensive package together based on the tons of data we had about our kid, treating the WISC score as highly valid but only as just one data point.

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