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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have a well behaved son with a high social IQ--he gets along with everyone and is noted for this. He is not impulsive and follows rules well.

We are considering moving him from public. His WISC V scores, however, were disappointing and lower than the WPPSI that he took when we considered doing private for PK. He had one 99th% score on the WISC but the rest were average. FSIQ was meh.

He has a sibling in a very competitive school but we are unsure of whether we should even try there. He has not been noted for any learning or behavior issues and is solidly succeeding and meeting well regarded benchmarks, if not working above grade level, in public school.

Will the WISC score doom his chances? We are very average[b] DC private school applicants, although we are full pay and have donated quite nicely to our other child's school.[/b] I would love opinions from anyone who has real feedback based on experience. Thank you.[/quote]

OP, I would think given the bolded your best chance is DC's sibs school.

Keep in mind that no one really gets into these schools based on their WIPPSI or WISC. Those tests just provide an excuse for the school to say " no". I say this as the parent of a child in a " Big 3" where come ERB time you see just what stanine DC falls in and how it matches up with IQ.

Hin: the reason MOST kids in NW privates score in 6th stanine on ERB is becuase , well , most are avergae or slightly above average IQ ( ala 110-120) full score

What these kids HAVE going for them is their parents ( $$$$$, full pay and high profile ).

Also, high social IQ is one of the biggest determinants for success in life so it probably really doesn't matter if you send DC to Wilson. The kids going to Rock it ![/quote]

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