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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]A kid who has  had a leg up in the CES for two years SHOULD score higher than a kid who has not because of all the extra instruction. For a non-CES kid to score high despite the lack luster regular teaching it shows innate ability so it’s absolutely reasonable if they can get in with slightly lower scores if that’s what is happening.

However what is more likely is that schools that house a CES have a larger number off highly able kids than those that don’t. If your school has a CES then your kid has more competition regardless of whether your kid is in the CES or not.[/quote]
So if you think writing a bit more or doing some internet research before writing an essay at CES magically improves COGAT scores, you are delusional. If CES students are indeed penalized as some people claim here, I think it would be highly unfair and may even be subject to lawsuit.[/quote]

You are being quite absurd.
Your child is getting a FREE enriched education for 2 years. I don't think it always makes a difference in Cogat scores but could since it's a learned abilities test. And I don't think CES kids are penalized based on what we know. It does seem like a few kids from local schools who add to the geographic or school diversity of the program might have been admitted with lower scores. They might have be lower than your CES kid but they may also have been lower than the school in the same SES group that is next door just because of happenstance. Maybe that other regular school next door happens to have 2-3 kids who scored higher. You just don't know.
 
Even if being at a CES was disadvantageous for some kids it's all relative. That means, and I know this is really shocking, your child was NOT AMONG THE TOP SCORERS AT YOUR CES. 
You seem to misunderstand discrimination laws. There is no basis for a lawsuit if this was the case. There are certain classes in the U.S. that are protected. This includes race and religion.
It does not include kids at the CES.
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Easy now. I don't even have a dog in this fight. But if true, it seems very unfair to deny a student just because he/she is in CES, and admit instead another student from similar SES/geographical/ES area. And as far as lawsuit goes, it would be up to the judge to decide if there is a basis or if this is fair/unfair. That's what the lawsuits are for.[/quote]

Yes, but none of that is true otherwise provide facts to support it.[/quote]

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