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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Does anyone out there think that a lack of pure "giftedness" can be overcome through hard work?  For example, my DC will be in 2nd grade this year.  Our DC is extremely hard working and bright, but previous WISC testing reveals that DC is not in the "gifted" range.  DC will take CoGat this fall.  We would like our DC to have AAP opportunity, and we ARE willing to prep DC so no doors are closed to her in the FCPS system.

My husband and I are not geniuses, but we both have succeeded academically and have very good advanced degrees.  We have both worked extremely hard to get good grades and good jobs.  Can a child who is not deemed outright "gifted" through success on one of these tests succeed in AAP?  Can hard work compensate for any innate IQ deficiencies?[/quote]

Assuming this is a real question, prep your child between now and October and he/she will do just fine.  If prepping can cause a significant increase in the number of kids doing well on the test, clearly it's not only about innate ability.  Get online and look up CogAT prep and see what comes up...Take is from there.  When 30 percent of kids from one school are in the pool, I doubt it's solely innate ability.  Do what you think will give your child the best educational opportunity for him or her and forget about what anyone else thinks.     [/quote]

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