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Not an AD, but DD 's WIPPSI was 98th%. Now that DD has been in a big 3 private for 5 years, I can see that her ERB puts her in top 10% of her class. Her WISC was 99.9 . As I'm sure 90% of her class will go on to ther great schools, I assume 99th% WIPPSI is not what most kids at DC privates scored. Mostly , there are other factors: ability tp pay, alum, high profile that make a "otherwise qualified candidate"[/quote]
The latest research has proven that a kids intelligence cannot be measured at such a young age. Intelligence can change over time. So why do these schools look at this data when the latest research has proven those figures to be irrelevant[/quote]

PP asked WHY do schools ask for the WIPPSI and WISC even when the testers themselves think it is a poor measure  of intelligence before age 7 ? The answer: it provides an excuse for private schools to exclude who they don't want. If a parent doesn't offer other tangibles: great wealth, high profile ( both make great board members) and are not an alum , then low WIPPSI is given as the excuse. Well, not given as an excuse,but if a parent were to try to press after being WL or rejected say, it might be offered as the reeason. "We find that children who function in the 98% verbal IQ range are the ones best able to take advantage of our academic program" If DC is child of a board member on the other hand , they could be 50% ile on WIPPSI and still get in because the school wants to say yes to that family. So, read between the lines, what is the WIPPSI really for?[/quote]

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