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Jack of all trades master of none, that's really stupid[/quote]

I completely agree with this! There are some very bright kids who are well rounded. However, there are also children who are brilliant in a specific area. These children should not be overlooked. They are the ones who could make a real difference in the world someday (technology fields, etc.). [/quote]

Also, most of the kids who are "well rounded" with very balanced scores are the ones who have been prepped by their parents. They have seen tutors, attended test-prep classes, or at least completed a few practice ones. They have been put in every extracurricular activity possible since the age of one. In my opinion, a well balanced score simply indicates that a child has prepared for the test. A score that is not as well balanced shows a child's true abilities.[/quote]

Correct, gifted is never well rounded which would defeat the idea of gifted. They screwed this one up.[/quote]

I wouldn't say "never." My child scores in the high nineties in terms of percentiles whenever he takes aptitude/intelligence type tests. Math scores tend to be higher (he's at TJ, so math is his thing), but reading and verbal scores tend to be only slightly lower. All his SAT scores were over 750, for example, with the math beig 800. No test prep, he's too busy and didn't have time for that. He's a Natuional Merit Semifinalist, and I would say the kids on that list are all in the gifted range and pretty well-rounded, since you have to have high scores on all three parts of the PSAT. I realize that this thread is about the CogAT and NNAT, but kids who do well on those tests will tend to do well on tests throughout their education.  It's entirely possible to be gifted and well-rounded.

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