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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My son is on waitlist of Cold Spring. His score is 141. Sigh.[/quote]

WOW, 141 got waitlisted. I am wondering how much it needs to get into cold spring.
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143 wait pool, cold spring
another friend, 142, cold spring, wait pool[/quote]

That's crazy. Given the limited number of questions in the test, there is probably only one or two questions difference between those who got admitted and who got waitlisted.[/quote]

Yep. [b]The test this year is very trick to different kids abilities[/b]. That's why it was emphasized in the mail that test score is only one factor being evaluated and I sense it might be the least important factor.[/quote]

What do you mean? [/quote]

Test this year is[b] easier [/b]and shorter with less questions. It's hard to differentiate one's ability by just looking at the score. One wrong question may cause big difference in the score. I guess the speed of answering the question may also count towards the final score. 
BTW, who knows what the total score is?[/quote]
It definitely was different. My eldest DD took the test two years ago and younger DD took it this year. They compared notes about the test and from the sounds of it, younger DD took a different test.

Who says its easier?  Curious.[/quote]

To be honest, I had my DC done 4 mockup tests a week before the GT test. I was told the mockup is the exact same format and amount of questions as the real test. It has 3 parts, needs 2 hours to complete.
But the actual test is way more easier than the mockup (according to DC), and it took only 30mins.
That's why I thought the test this year is different. Unless I was told the wrong information about the Mockups.[/quote][/quote]
It is same test that you have been told but this time less questions to attempt[/quote]

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