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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]She’s not that gifted.  My kids also scored 35 ACT and have straight As in APs/honors and they are extremely social kids.  Two are total jocks too.[/quote]

When I say gifted I mean it as an IQ of Gifted level, in Mensa etc... Not just a way to describe her.

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Just stop. Gifted is a farce. Mensa is a moneymaker. And every kid is wildly capable and wildly different.

My youngest scored a 151 on the WISC IV. He had a 29 on the ACT, a 3.6 weighted in HS because he took the hardest classes and did the bare minimum and is now half-assing college because he’s spending all his time sleeping and re-programming his friends cars instead of going to class. Meanwhile, his 132 sister is graduating with highest honors, two bachelor’s degrees, took 4 masters level classes as electives because she was “bored” in undergrad and has a six figure job lined up already.

High IQ is no more of a factor in this than brown hair.

Your kid has high stats and is a hard worker. Congrats to her. She’ll be fine at any college. But please stop calling her gifted. It’s so embarrassing for both of you. [/quote]

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