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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here to clarify. I’m talking about a child with closer to average intelligence that works hard to get a high GPA and take advanced classes and is motivated in sports and extracurriculars. Our child has always scored around average on standardized state testing and COG. They have not taken the ACT or SAT yet. I’m assuming they will score a bit above average with prep but wont be as competitive as kids who are naturally gifted. [/quote]

I think you're selling your kid short.  Most kids at top colleges do not have genius level intelligence, they are just hard workers who are motivated to succeed. If that's your kid, they will probably work hard to improve their scores and get in pretty much anywhere they want.  I guess you could describe my DS this way, although I do have friends who say he's a genius haha ut that's just because he is always at the top of the class. He is just a super hard worker and naturally curious. His SAT was right around 1400.  His fifth grade teacher told me that he'd get As for the rest of his life, because he is such a hard worker, but he was not gifted. (this was in the context of talking about the CogAT test). My DD was identified as G&T does not get all As because she is not as motivated nor as organized (ADHD). They both go to a top 25.[/quote]

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