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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]AFAIK, everyone who took ISEE in DC’s (public school) grade got 7s, 8s, 9s. I don’t think that’s the differentiator here.[/quote]

It's not a differentiator but it is a floor - lots of kids with 1500+ SATs don't get into Harvard, but you're generally not going to get into Harvard without them.

So I don't think "any TT options would be closed to your family" is inaccurate, it's just that you shouldn't go off thinking that your kid is a surefire admit with all 8's and 9's - if their ISEEs are above whatever level the school considers an acceptable baseline then they'll look at the file in more detail for other, more interesting indicators of whether they'd be a good fit.[/quote]
Not disagreeing with anything here.  I was replying to a post that talked about being lucky or not lucky enough to have kids who do well on these tests -- all I am saying is that that baseline is not difficult to achieve by any reasonably intelligent kid at a decent school with some preparation.  The other components may be more of a reach.[/quote]

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