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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I see a common theme for rejections after reading many of these threads.  Is it possible that parents who have tutors submit recommendations and who heavily enrich their children are more likely to be denied?  I think if I was on the selection committee and I read that a child has a tutor or participated in expensive enrichment classes, I would think the high scores were just a result of the heavy enrichment (something most other kids could achieve if they had similiar priviledge).  I might not think this kid "needed" aap because their parents could just continue to enrich on their own.

OTOH if I read about a child who had a high interest in a specific subject (i.e. bridges), work samples included the child's bridge designs, parent and teacher commentary included how the child was always researching bridges and how the child even got into a little trouble for building bridges during class time, I might think this child "needed" aap for i.e. the flexibility in learning, specialized teachers, etc.  [/quote]

Many people used tutors during the COVID-19 Virtual downtime. Because they were working and didn’t have time. Tutors are pretty common to use. They work with the kids. So they know them and their working style. I would think they are a good gauge in addition to the other coaches etc. [/quote]

Ok, in our area, I don’t know anyone who uses a tutor, except a family with a child with learning disabilities. It is really not common to use a tutor. And I wonder if the tutor recs were a turnoff.

That said: a wisc from a reputable psychologist (not one associated with a testing school) is the gold standard and anyone with a wisc over 130 should have been easily admitted.[/quote]

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