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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]He had 160 NNAT, 144Cogat, wasn’t admitted first round due to a rough relationship with the teacher…. Got in on appeal with the WISC score and appeal letter explaining the gifted behaviors and how he fits to a T (many quotes from Davidson Institute) and on how the county can better serve these kids…. Of course above grade work samples…. And these score are not hard to achieve even without prep.

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My child got 154 WISC without any prep.  All family members score above 140 on official IQ tests.  Never thought my kid is gifted till the scores came in, and till he started to complain about his second grade work and teacher….  He did great in class works and was able to do 4th/5th grade math. But he ended up spending 5-10 mins doing the entire class’ work, he asked for extra worksheets and was denied by the teacher, had nothing to do for the rest of the time.  He took books to class then teacher complained about he was reading books in class, he got so frustrated with the teacher.  Of course he started picking up teachers mistakes, that didn’t go well either…
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DP.  Are you the poster whose DC was admitted first round?  Not sure what you're complaining about?  [/quote][/quote]

The old 132 cutoff was the beginning of the 99th percentile. By definition, 1% of the kids in the US will score a 132 or higher. That is not an easy score to get. So yes, it is impressive.

That score does not mean a child belongs in an Advanced class. There are bright kids who lack curiosity or are not motivated to learn. There are bright kids who cannot access the material because of learning issues.

Most of the high scoring kids in FCPS are accepted into LIV, I think 2/3 of the in-pool kids are accepted in the first round. Probably more are accepted on appeal.

Appeals are there for a reason. The system isn’t perfect but it works pretty well. The reality is LIV isn’t that advanced and kids do fine in gen ed.

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