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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Hi -

My child took the WPPSI-III last year, did well (99 overall, not 99x3).  He was waitlisted everywhere we'd applied and ended up being shut out.

We went through the process again this year and took the same test as part of the application process.

My question to any psychologists out there is why this retest is needed? I'm not a statistician but from what I can figure out the test is considered 'highly reliable' and I take that to mean that year -to-year the results will be nearly the same. Is this correct?

If it is correct, then what is the logic of forcing parents to spend hundreds of dollars on a retest that will provide no new information to the schools to which we've reapplied?

Thank you..[/quote]

OP, do you want to be "right" and get your way about not having to pay again, and have the AD's at every school and the WIPPSI testers all change their policies, just for you or do you want DC admitted. My guess is , if you routinely ask for special concessions form people, this behavior may have been flagged on your DC's rec or noted in the parent interview ( PITA parent red flag) . Smile, pay the money, have DC take the test , just like every other family in Washington. Are are you "special" ?[/quote]

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