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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, it sounds like you have made up your mind, your gut says don't do it and you are probably correct.
At the end of the day, the SOCIAL aspect of a child's development is MOST important. Especially for a girl. The disruption could cause more harm than good. Don't get caught up inthe race to nowhere. 
One of my friend's DC was in HGC and can not solve math problems any better than my DC. Their SATs were the same (my DC a bit better), and I bet college acceptance will be similar. My DC did not get into HGC, but we truly did not even try. The only difference between teh two is that my friends DC has a smugness about him that has lasted since they got into that program. It is sad, and many parents talk about how arrogant she and her child are. 
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Doll, you're the one who sounds caught up in the race to nowhere!  Your post actively compares your child to a friend's child (bad enough!).  Then you note their SAT scores, sure to tell us that your kid did better (gold star for you!) and then you go on the "bet" that their college acceptances will be similar.  In addition, you say that your kid didn't get in to HGC but that you "truly did not even try."  Hmmm, there really weren't standards for really trying - either your kid took the test or didn't.  There wasn't some extra level of trying.  It sounds like your kid didn't get in and you are defensive about that and have decided to slam the program and, worse, your friend's kid. YOU, my dear, are the freak here!

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