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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Well, I disagree with the approach here.  TO me, late is late--I would and will (vigorously) object if this happens.  My son is in the pool and we're talking about kids who didn't score high enough on the standardized tests--nationally recognized benchmarks for GT success; afterall, the vast majority of kids with cut-off score make it, the opposite is true for those that don't.  I would think these parents, if they felt so strongly about applying and that the tests don't fully measure their child's potential, would have filled out the 1 page form weeks ago. It seems like we're making excuse for the exception and not for those the program is intended.[/quote]

I didn't think we were talking only about the parent referral forms. I thought we were talking about the supplemental materials for kids were are in the pool. 
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Thank you for the clarification.  I agree that there may be a good reason to extend the deadline for those parent submitting additional materials, but not one for those who missed the deadline for referral.  For what its worth, I don't care if they allow an extra week because these "additional materials" don't add anything to the child's file and if anything are stuffed with silly letters of recomendation and "personal statements" that decrease the chances of acceptable by parents who will do anything to push their kids into programs not appropriate for them. [/quote]

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