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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Kids in the 99.99% percentile have at least 40 iq points on the kids in the 90% percentile. That’s a really big difference in smartness and what they are capable of achieving in college and beyond. [/quote]

HOLY SH*T!?!?!?!?!

The difference between a 100 IQ and 140 IQ is [b]so, so, so[/b] much more evident than the difference between a 90th and 99th percentile score. This is one of the most misinformed and/or [b]mean-spirited things [/b]I have even seen on DCUM.

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:lol: 
It's ok. There are kids out there who are smarter, even substantially smarter, than your own smart kid. [b]Smart kids need other smart kids[/b]. I am working on this with my oldest (who has never met anyone smarter - yet). It's a hard pill to swallow because, the smarter you are, the more it becomes your defining feature.

And what difference is evident depends on the context. [/quote]

They do! This is why we strongly encouraged our 99.9th%ile but not 99.99Th to find top schools and select from those admissions: they needed the stimulation pf being around many other smart and also meeting smartER kids. They had never met anyone smarter, and only a couple were close /similar to them in the prep school. 
 There are a few in their major who seem to be 99.99 types, and many peers who are 99.9. That has been a great experience, finally!
Our 95-96%ile kid (testing since elementary confirms thats whwre they are and sure enough psat 9 was the same ) will not be encouraged to apply to ivies/T10 because they will not be a good fit! Almost everyone will be a little smarter and most will be a lot smarter. No way is that a good fit.

90th is even lower and would drown at these schools[/quote]

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