Anonymous wrote:I'm pretty sure the committee is looking for GBRS' between 12-16

Anonymous wrote:Really need to know if a GBRS of 12 is high enough for a parent referral where NNAT is about 117 and CogAT composite is 128 (no subtest at 130 or over). We put together what I think is an excellent package -- great work samples and awesome letters of recommendation. I'm concerned about the GBRS of 12 -- was hoping it would be higher. Not sure we would go the appeal route, as we feel the package that we have already submitted fairly describes our child, and if it's not enough, then she probably doesn't belong in the GT classroom. Anyone out there have experience with a similar profile? Thanks!

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Anonymous wrote:07:46

We had very similar scores last year (don't have them out right now), and I thought ds was a shoe in. Alas, he did not get in (he was automatically in the pool). I asked for the file afterwards, and his GBRS was a 9. I had a conference with his teacher and guidance counselor later in the year (about something separate), and though they said behavior did not (and was not supposed to) figure into the GBRS, they said they would not be the least bit surprised if ds matured over the summer and skated in on parent referral this year. (which told me the GBRS was in fact impacted by his silliness, immaturity, etc.)

We did appeal last year, but not with WISC. He did not get in on appeal, which I suspected. This year we submitted a parent referral in the hopes that his new teachers' GBRS will be much higher. WISC was not a financial option for us last year or this year.

The way our school based Level IV works is that one teacher teaches Math/Science and another teaches Language/Social Studies. Though my ds is not in the Level IV group, he has both Level IV teachers. Both said he would have easily done well in the Level IV group. Hoping for a better GBRS this year. For us, that was the deciding factor. I know many who did not have the scores to qualify for the pool, but had high GBRS and got in.

I am prepared for a WISC testing. Although, my son will be wondering why he had to take some random test (especially when it is one on one). I had so much respect for the schooling system until I had experiences with teachers with low tolerance and have no idea how to discriminate academic and behavioral capabilities. Good luck to your son!

Anonymous wrote:07:46

We had very similar scores last year (don't have them out right now), and I thought ds was a shoe in. Alas, he did not get in (he was automatically in the pool). I asked for the file afterwards, and his GBRS was a 9. I had a conference with his teacher and guidance counselor later in the year (about something separate), and though they said behavior did not (and was not supposed to) figure into the GBRS, they said they would not be the least bit surprised if ds matured over the summer and skated in on parent referral this year. (which told me the GBRS was in fact impacted by his silliness, immaturity, etc.)

We did appeal last year, but not with WISC. He did not get in on appeal, which I suspected. This year we submitted a parent referral in the hopes that his new teachers' GBRS will be much higher. WISC was not a financial option for us last year or this year.

The way our school based Level IV works is that one teacher teaches Math/Science and another teaches Language/Social Studies. Though my ds is not in the Level IV group, he has both Level IV teachers. Both said he would have easily done well in the Level IV group. Hoping for a better GBRS this year. For us, that was the deciding factor. I know many who did not have the scores to qualify for the pool, but had high GBRS and got in.