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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Appeal got rejected, and spent the last week or so trying not to wonder why and be bummed out.

Then this week, we unexpectedly received a letter from the school inviting my kid to Advanced Math in the fall. Makes me feel a bit better that my kid didn't fall completely through the cracks. Might try again next year.

For reference:
rising 3rd grader (in screening pool)
NNAT 160
Cogat 144
WISC 131 
GBRS half Cs half Os (I'm guessing this is the main reason for the rejection)

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The Occasionally Observes are a huge issue and the declining test scores. The WISC is high, I don't care what anyone says 97/98th percentile is high. But it does not hit the magic 132, which was the gold standard for a while, and the fact that the test scores for the NNAT and CogAT and then the WISC diminish is probably a flag to the Committee.

Your best bet is going to be working on the skills that were reviewed as Occassionally Observed with your child. I would not include the WISC if you apply again, it does not help your case.[/quote]

OP here. Is there really a big difference between the NNAT and Cogat scores? They were both 99 percentile. I was on the fence about including the WISC in the appeal, but decided to because the report mentioned that because of significant variation among the subtest scores, the GAI (general ability index) would be a better overall estimate of his general ability, which was a 137 (vs the 131 FSIQ). The Working Memory and Processing Speed indices were what pulled his overall score down -- other indices like Visual Spatial and Fluid Reasoning were extremely high. I can understand how the scores might be perceived if taking a cursory look though, and might not include the WISC if we apply again.  [/quote]

There isn't a huge difference in the scores.  Both NNAT and CogAT have a low ceiling, and they really can't discriminate between a 99.5th percentile kid and a 99.99th percentile one.  The difference between the two scores is one lucky guess.  NNAT is also known to have inflated scores at the top.  It sounds like WISC is in line with the other scores if the subtest scores match up reasonably well.

The test scores and the WISC inclusion were not your problem.  The GBRS was the problem.  [/quote]

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