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[quote=Anonymous]12:15, there's no need to be rude and insulting.

The SAT is different from the magnet tests, which are more like IQ tests. So if we all agree each kid probably has a cap on how high s/he can go on the SAT -- that no amount of prepping can turn a 1600 into a 2350 -- then this is even more true for the magnet test.

Why do some of us think kids may have individual limits? Both the SAT and the magnet tests have components that basically test reasoning and executive function, with the magnet test relying more on things like executive function. This is what is going to limit some kids, no matter the extensive prep. At least for the SAT you can memorize every card in that 1,000 vocabulary card deck. But increasing executive function is tough - studies show that those online brain exercise programs help you improve at the very specific exercises they make you do (like remembering sets of 3 European cities)  but the overall impact on IQ is very much in doubt.

That said, it's certainly worth prepping by going though the MoCo prep book. This is so 1) your kid learns basic strategies like whether it pays or hurts to guess, and 2) your kid becomes more comfortable with this intimidating test. That's all my kids did, and they've each gotten into several magnets.

So I'm going to guess that test prep might possibly help some kids who are at the margin, if nothing else by increasing their comfort level because they know what to expect. But it's not going to make a low-scoring kid into a magnet student, and anyway I don't think that's a good outcome for the kid, if he can't keep up with the other kids.[/quote]

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