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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I do think there was a significant disadvantage coming from a CES, based on the scores people are posting above.  My CES kid got a 58V and 44Q and was not even wait-listed at either school.  (The NV was not great, but my understanding is that NV is poorly correlated with success in these types of programs, so not looked at as much.)  
Oh well.  You win some, you lose some, I guess.[/quote]

I don't think the problem is your child came from a CES. From DD talking with friends (some of her friends share way too much) it looks more like they were looking for consistent ability across all the three sections. Just guessing but I think it's because the competition was just really strong rather than the admissions committee wanting a more well-rounded child in terms of test scores although that could be it too. So your child's 58V, which is just incredible and a real outlier, was looked at more holistically with the okay quant and as you said lower NV.

I don't think it's true what you're saying about them not looking at NV.Wouldn't be surprised if MCPS put an equal emphasis on it because it's traditionally considered to be more fair to ESOL students because it doesn't require language skills and more fair to FARMS because it's difficult to prep for these questions. If you look at the scores posted on this board most of those getting in posted high NV scores too.[/quote]

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