Anonymous
Post 08/27/2015 10:48     Subject: Re:COGAT raw score
Anonymous wrote:Why do people care what other parents do? It's not as if there is a fixed number of spots, and someone else's child qualifying bumps out yours.


Well, the tests and percentile cutoffs are normed for Fairfax. So cheaters inflate their natural scores and bump kids taking the test cold down percentile-wise.
Anonymous
Post 08/27/2015 10:30     Subject: COGAT raw score
Anonymous wrote:Stop trying to knock prepping.

Do you prep before a job interview?
Do you prep before a meeting with an executive?
Do you prep to pitch a product?
Do you prep to raise capital?
Do you prep to purchase a home?

At the end of the day, we prepare for most everything we do in our lives. Prepping for an imperfect test is the optimal choice. Natural intelligence while important is no where near as important as other attributes you can develop and hone.


Well said.
Anonymous
Post 08/26/2015 00:15     Subject: Re:COGAT raw score
Why do people care what other parents do? It's not as if there is a fixed number of spots, and someone else's child qualifying bumps out yours.
Anonymous
Post 08/25/2015 17:51     Subject: Re:COGAT raw score
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:My child had a 145 Cogat and 152 WISC. No amount of prepping would have boosted a marginal student to those scores. So... nice try PP with the snide comment.


Why did you get the WISC done?


Application to Davidson. Doesn't accept CoGAT score.
Anonymous
Post 08/25/2015 17:39     Subject: Re:COGAT raw score
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:My child had a 145 Cogat and 152 WISC. No amount of prepping would have boosted a marginal student to those scores. So... nice try PP with the snide comment.


So you didn't prep at all?


NP. Why are you questioning this poster? Don't you think it's possible? It is.
Anonymous
Post 08/25/2015 17:31     Subject: Re:COGAT raw score
Anonymous wrote:My child had a 145 Cogat and 152 WISC. No amount of prepping would have boosted a marginal student to those scores. So... nice try PP with the snide comment.


Why did you get the WISC done?
Anonymous
Post 08/25/2015 17:30     Subject: Re:COGAT raw score
Anonymous wrote:My child had a 145 Cogat and 152 WISC. No amount of prepping would have boosted a marginal student to those scores. So... nice try PP with the snide comment.


So you didn't prep at all?
Anonymous
Post 08/25/2015 14:21     Subject: COGAT raw score
Stop trying to knock prepping.

Do you prep before a job interview?
Do you prep before a meeting with an executive?
Do you prep to pitch a product?
Do you prep to raise capital?
Do you prep to purchase a home?

At the end of the day, we prepare for most everything we do in our lives. Prepping for an imperfect test is the optimal choice. Natural intelligence while important is no where near as important as other attributes you can develop and hone.
Anonymous
Post 08/25/2015 11:27     Subject: Re:COGAT raw score
My child had a 145 Cogat and 152 WISC. No amount of prepping would have boosted a marginal student to those scores. So... nice try PP with the snide comment.
Anonymous
Post 08/25/2015 11:21     Subject: Re:COGAT raw score
Anonymous wrote:Who cares if they prep? The majority of people do.



Keep telling yourself that if it's the only way your child could have gotten in.
Anonymous
Post 08/25/2015 11:18     Subject: Re:COGAT raw score
Who cares if they prep? The majority of people do.
Anonymous
Post 08/25/2015 08:39     Subject: Re:COGAT raw score
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Great. Thanks for the info. If you can put raw score and the COGAT score and the month born would be great. That will really help what we need to aim for. Appreciate it very much.


Aim? Either kid has it or he doesn't.
Aim would mean prepping for.
Anonymous
Post 08/24/2015 23:06     Subject: COGAT raw score
Anonymous wrote:Ick! Give me a break! Your poor kid! If he is smart enough, he'll get on without prep. If you need to prep him, it's probably not the right program.

From a parent with one AAP child (no prep) and one not.

+1
Anonymous
Post 08/12/2015 22:13     Subject: COGAT raw score
Ick! Give me a break! Your poor kid! If he is smart enough, he'll get on without prep. If you need to prep him, it's probably not the right program.

From a parent with one AAP child (no prep) and one not.
Anonymous
Post 08/12/2015 20:00     Subject: Re:COGAT raw score
Thank you so much for the number. For the poster who says it is scary-> Don't write anything if you don't know what is COGAT and the scores how they report etc. It is not scary at all. This is how they report the scores. Really appreciate it. This really helps.