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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The iq rest is free at GMU for low income families who qualify for free or reduced price lunch. Have you seen low income ppl w/o smart phones? I haven't. The biggest issue in low income schools is lack of parent involvement. [/quote]

What do smart phones have to do with this?

Also, the stats are about minority appeals. Not low income appeals. You seem to have conflated the two in your mind. [/quote]

They have the information at their fingertips. I have personally learned so much online about this process, and anyone can too.

Unfortunately most Hispanics and Blacks are also low income. That's the connection.

Asians are also minorities, but I don't think the OP was concerned with their acceptance/appeal acceptance rates.

To blame parents that do their due dilligence because other parents maybe discouraged to do so is preposterous. [/quote]

Ok.  I got most of my information about how the process works on the forum.  I found out about many kids in the 120s getting in, the WISC, prepping....It has been a great resource.  There is no comparable board in Spanish, and many Hispanic parents (at least at the schools my kids attend) don't speak English well enough to find this information.  I often found myself butchering the Spanish language to make play dates.  No one is blaming parents that do their due diligence, I'm just saying when you don't know the language it can be hard.  AARTs should at least say, if you feel your child's scores are strong enough and you are unable to fill out the form, just fill in the name and sign the parent referral form.  This way the child will be considered, despite the parents' language/literacy barriers.  The AART generally submits the test scores, GBRS and work samples anyway, which should give a good enough picture.  I don't know about you, but I want my kids to grow up in a society where we help each other.  [/quote]

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