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[quote=Anonymous]I gently suggest this is way too premature if your child is only in 3rd grade right now. As long as you save for college,  you have many years ahead of you to research the strategy to apply, if not quite the same length of time as other families. As others have said, your profoundly gifted child will VERY LIKELY have strong views on where she wants to go and what she wants to learn, so your choices will narrow in a very organic and natural way. Gifted children often want to be at the top of their field, which generally requires a PhD and therefore you also need to keep in mind that the goal is getting into grad school, unless it's Juilliard or some specialized conservatory.

Gifted kids often face a set of issues that normal kids don't. For example, if gifted kids go to college early, there are safety worries about accommodation, transportation and socialization. A certain number of such children wait before going to college for that reason, or start off at a college near their home. You could also think about moving, but only if you are assured that your child will get in!

There can also be communication, socialization and self-esteem issues. This is really what you should be focusing on if your child is 9! Teach them to not get impatient when others are slow, teach them to wait, be courteous, etc. It can be very hard and draining. Finding like-minded friends is really hard as well, so enrolling them in a gifted program is crucial, and even then, there will be a huge range of IQs and abilities there. MCPS has magnet schools for elementary, middle and high schools. I believe there may be camps for gifted children, as well as online forums.

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