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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You are way, way too far ahead of yourself here. I have two teens. Both were tested with the WISC IV for a gifted program in 2nd grade. One scored a 148 and one scored a 157. I was told that our public school GT wouldn't be enough, and that private was unlikely enough. I was encouraged to homeschool or seek private teachers. I found that one was quite happy and challenged in our public GT program. The other did well in a small private K-8.

They're both in high school now. One is a junior and is taking all honors and AP classes and making an A-/B+ average, and can't seem to break into the 30s on the ACT. He works so hard and just can't seem to do very well. The other is a freshman in all honors and is making straight As so far. He is unmotivated and likely to hit a wall at some point.

Believe it or not, the struggling junior is the 157. IQ is only one factor and will only get you so far, and you have no idea what other factors and other facets of your child's personality will come into play. There is no reason to expect that your kid will have a shot at top colleges any more than you would assume that about any child.

Let your kid be a kid, make sure to support curiosities and never force academics.

Revisit the topic after freshman year and then you can start thinking about where your kid may be headed. [/quote]

There's many a slip 'twixt the cup and the lip.[/quote]

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