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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have my suspicions that WISC scores actually put you at a disadvantage with some reviewers. Nothing screams privilege like a private diagnosis…[/quote]
My guess is that they only help in very limited cases.  
-If the CogAT scores were high, a high WISC is not telling the committee anything new, other than that the kid is privileged.
-If the CogAT scores were lower, a high WISC might suggest prepping for the test or using an overly generous psychologist.
-If the GBRS was low or middling, a high WISC is still not showing the committee what they want to see holistically.

The only time it might help is if the kid had a high GBRS but mediocre CogAT scores.  Even then, it's more likely that the parent letter and new work samples will do more to persuade the committee than the WISC.  [/quote]

Both of my kids had CogAT scores just at the cut-off, both did the WISC and were admitted to AAP. (WISC was in line with the CogAT.) Maybe it didn’t make a difference but I don’t think it hurt them to submit the WISC scores.[/quote]

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