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No she hasn’t taken the SAT. She is in 9th grade. Why would you think she has taken the SAT already? [/quote]

[b]Because that’s what gifted kids do.[/b] [/quote]

What the heck do you mean “that’s what gifted kids do?”  What school gives kids the SAT before high school? [/quote]

[b]Gifted kids and kids who score in the 99% on standardized tests are invited to take the SAT or ACT in middle school as part of a talent search. [/b][/quote]
+1.  This isn't a new thing, either.  I took both the ACT and SAT in middle school 30 years ago while living in flyover country.  [/quote]

+1  It's not just for paying programs--my kids in FCPS were invited from Davidson Scholars/Javits and other places for free services triggered by some test score that I didn't ever submit to take the HS SAT in 6th/7th grade.    But I'm not sure if the Naglieri group test would trigger that process as it's not as robust as others.  In school your daughter will have taken a 9th grade version of the PSAT but it's not a true SAT so you couldn't use that for admission to any of these programs if you were interested.  If the 160 Naglieri reflects a pattern of profound giftedness evidenced in other tests, you should look to Davidson Young Scholars as a resource (it's free).  THey don't consider Naglieri  as evidence though so she might need to [b]get an IQ test or take the full SAT.[/b][/quote]

Why would they accept a SAT score?  That just shows educational achievement. It's not the same as iq? [/quote]

At a certain point in life “ability” or “potential” becomes less important and “achievement” or “performance” reigns supreme. When you are looking for a job no one cares about your IQ score. They want credentials and evidence of a good work ethic. Colleges don’t care about Mensa. You can get a 160 on the NNAT and fail classes in high school. And it’s not “she’s just unengaged” or “too smart”. There is more to academic excellence than IQ. By 9th grade gifted is as gifted does. [/quote]

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