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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote][i]... They found us through CTY. DS is an awardee for High Honors CTY (this means verbal and math exceed 600 on SAT in the 8th grade). Yes, there is academic recruitment for HS. [/i][/quote]

I did not realize that high schools recruited students for academic excellence (the way athletes are recruited); which is great news if true.  The few private high schools I spoke with said their scholarships were need based only and then I guess factors such as academic and athletic abilities are considered.  We are new to the private school search and would appreciate some insight into this issue.  Also, what does the acronymn " CTY" and "PG" mean?  Thank you.     [/quote]

I’m the mom with the kid that applied to Prep and Groton. Hope this clarifies a few things for you. CTY refers to Hopkins Center for Talented Youth. This a great program for gifted kids. The entrance exam is, for the most part, the SCAT.  PG stands for Profoundly Gifted.  PG is generally defined as an IQ of 180 or greater and that is truly 1 in a million (technically the occurrence is about 1:1.1Million). My son is not PG; he is what’s known as Exceptionally Gifted.  His IQ is measured, most recently, at 171; the occurrence of such is about 1:750,000.
So, please know we are talking about an unusual situation. Not a kid with a gifted IQ of 135 but  a kid that was able to multiply and divide fractions before Kindergarten, was obsessed with mythology at the age of 3 and was reading Tolkien at the age of 4. I am not bragging, because to be honest with you, this is often not a gift. The upside of an eidetic memory is you remember everything; the bad side is you remember everything.  So, not bragging, but trying to give you some context.
So, academic recruitment – I am not aware of any that occurs at the lower school level. In terms of high school, some of the private high school do have programs that are akin to honors programs that require separate testing. If qualified, there’s often merit based financial assistance associated with being accepted into that program. If your child qualifies, it is a great way to afford private HS.
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