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I have a child with a high score that was also waitlisted and we are not Asian.  I think he was waitlisted because he scored highly advanced for math (MAP-M/grades) but only 1 year advanced for reading/literacy.  His friend got in who is at least 2 years advanced in reading with a similar score.  Because we don't know the breakdown of the scores I can't say if my theory is correct, but it makes sense if you consider that the HGC program is primarily a humanities program.[/quote]

I kind of agree with this.
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Yes. A related point having to do with sub-section scores--my understanding is that the breakdown between the three sections is important. Conventional wisdom is that you need to score very high (like 150s) on 2 sections, and at median (at worst) on the third to get in. Given how much writing and research is involved, does make sense to have some degree of emphasis on the reading score. [/quote]

This is not just conventional wisdom, if what you mean by that is educated speculation.  There are state BOE opinions describing exactly that -- that three subscores at the median are not weighted nearly the same as a very high subscore on one part, or two parts, and even a below median score on other parts.  But were subscores given this year?  [/quote]

Now I see the point of giving only one score. People cannot know or prove their kids are doing very well in subsections and cannot advocate for their kids. [/quote]

You can always refer to the Map-R score, and reading level, and Grade 2 reports to be able to tell your kids performance. These scores are all available at school upon request. Some schools send them to home.[/quote]

Map-r is a good indicator. Will reading levels and report card be able to differentiate those who get in and who are waitlisted?[/quote]

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