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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DS has multiple kids who were redshirted in his GT middle school classes. Some are very strong and others seem middle of the pack. But it did get me wondering - do you think schools take that into account? As in, would they notice that [b]some applicants are almost 20[/b] and others are much younger? [/quote]

A student who was redshirted will not be almost 20 years old in high school.  A redshirted student will be at most 18.

What are you talking about?[/quote]

NP. My DS has a classmate that has an October birthday and was redshirted. He's now 17 years old and in 11th grade. He will be 19 when he graduates. [/quote]

If he's 17 in May of 11th grade, how will he be 19 in May of 12th grade?[/quote]

typo - he's now 18. He will be almost 20 when he starts college. [/quote]
oh noes!!! Better call the cops!

Or something.[/quote]

It was weird when my son went to his birthday parties and he was almost 2 years older. Teachers had a skewed idea of what was normal behavior for the elementary school years since there were so many like him in my DS' classes. He also did really well on soccer tryouts and other sports teams. Now, it's NBD. Although it's kinda sad since other kids sorta look down on him since they think he might have flunked a grade. [/quote]

Keep trying nutjob. My kid was huge for his age and I held him back a year because he was very premature and had motor delays. Funny, no one ever looked down on him. Jealous much?[/quote]

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