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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My kid is really disappointed.  With good grades,  100%  on all  and high MAP scores 99 percentile, not even got into 1 and wait pooled for 2.  My kid definitely knows kids who got in definitely have very very low MAP scores and have even got B's. This make it very sad for the hard working child  and feels depressed. DC doesn't want to go to school due to the boastings the other kids do in school.  They should look at scores and test in class and the MAP scores if they don't have any administer cogat tests. This is where they do on their own. If it was depending on the essay, for the essays parents or any external sources could have helped too. it is not their original work.
Knowing the type of kids who got in we know for sure it will be hard for them to survive in these programs, even in middle school where grading is easy they could not get good grades. Sometimes my kid is even wondering was there any errors as to why DC was not selected. 
Question: If a kid who got in but is not that much suitable for the program and they decide to drop after a year,  will they give the open seat to another deserving child in 10th grade or it is gone is gone.
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I’m sorry your child didn’t get in. It’s tough. How does your child know other kids grades and scores? What does he think is “very very low”? (BTW, some programs only look at one MAP score not both, and only certain grades are considered). I think your child has a good chance of getting at least one waitpool offer. Many of the programs wait pools will move significantly.[/quote]

Thank you, the reason my kids know is they share during lunch or after testing.  We hope for that too, do we know how soon we will know the wait pool results. Do we have to wait until june or august? It is not just my kids, there are a few other deserving kids in the same class who did not get, but the kids who they least expected got in.  All these deserving kids or so upset. In my opinion looking at all these, sometimes feel why they even have these programs and make the kids feel bad. So much peer pressure and ego, i tell my kid to not succumb to pressure like this, but it is not easy as said.

Do you agree with me, essay can be written by anybody, but isn't it the actual tests that they take in school determine how strong they are? Just trying to be a strong parent in front of the kid, but feel terrible to see my child so depressed when they struggled hard to get here.[/quote]

I understand where you’re coming from but what’s done is done. 
Right now your #1 job is to model positivity and optimism for your child. It’s fine to say “this is unfair” and “you would have been a great fit” but it’s been 4 days, so you need to move on to “WJ (or whatever) is a great school! Your classes are really interesting! It’s great that you’re advanced in math!”
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Thank you for the consoling words, no body to share, happy  to do it in this forum and having good posters like you[/quote]

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