dauphin Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 This has been on and off my radar for years but I'm back thinking about it again and it appears that the admissions criteria has changed? Is my assumption correct that if DD has the test scores, those should be sufficient for admission without supplementary material? She was within 2 points on the WISC, with possible ceiling effects on two of the subtests within that Index. I have asked the psychologist for additional information about those scores. However, the test is over two years old so we would need to retest anyway before we submit...but...$$$. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodland Mist Academy Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Yes, that is my understanding as well. Test scores alone are sufficient. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmmetler Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 You may want to do the talent search test first and see if she qualifies that way-and only retest on a full IQ if needed. It's a lot cheaper that way. We hit the old scores thing and did it that way, and then submitted the old test as supplemental as well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dauphin Posted September 17, 2015 Author Share Posted September 17, 2015 Do you mean EXPLORE? She did that and missed that cutoff by a couple of points too. I think it may not have been her best, we didn't really prepare AT ALL, like - I pulled out the envelope the night before the test - after she was in bed. DOH! She is scheduled to take the ACT in February, as well. I wish there was a way to semi-accurately predict her ACT from her EXPLORE performance... Another thought just occurred to me - her highest score on the WISC was on the Perceptual Reasoning Index, I'm realizing this might not translate as well to standardized (verbal-language-based) testing. Duh! (Although she has always tested very highly on -grade-based-level testing, of course!!!!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Corin Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 When we applied for Calvin over ten years ago, his test scores met the criteria but they wanted other material too: I sent some edited family videos, as well as some written description. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodland Mist Academy Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 When we applied for Calvin over ten years ago, his test scores met the criteria but they wanted other material too: I sent some edited family videos, as well as some written description. That is what we did as well, but the criteria have recently changed. I believe there is still an application form, but a portfolio is no longer required. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmmetler Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 I've heard on the Davidson public forums and GHF that a lot of homeschoolers who applied with just test scores (in the 2 test score days) were asked for work samples before being accepted, especially if the test scores were right on or above the cutoff. It may be worth it to check what people who have gotten in since the requirements changed are actually submitting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dauphin Posted September 17, 2015 Author Share Posted September 17, 2015 Where/how would I check that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmmetler Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 If you go to the Davidson gifted website, you can set up a forums account for the public boards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcadia Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Where/how would I check that? You can read without creating an account at the forum dmmetler mentioned http://giftedissues.davidsongifted.org/BB/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dauphin Posted September 17, 2015 Author Share Posted September 17, 2015 Thank you, looking now :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dauphin Posted September 18, 2015 Author Share Posted September 18, 2015 Not finding anything in the posts, guess I could post a question but there wasn't much activity on the posts on the first page or so that specifically addressed the new requirements. I guess I could just wait on the ACT before worrying about retesting (for the out-of-date WISC). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dauphin Posted September 23, 2015 Author Share Posted September 23, 2015 Okay. After talking with the psychologist, she confirmed that DD had hit ceilings on both of her highest subtests within her highest index (PRI), and thanks to a calculation error that she discovered, DD actually DID meet the cutoff. DOH! 6 months too late! I also went looking again at what DYS offers and now I'm eyeing the potential benefits of the private discussion forums; I'd really rather not start posting scores and other observations of DD quite so publicly. Nor would I like to lay out the other concerns I am having about schooling decisions (re-evaluating homeschooling...) and why.... And I find myself anxious to get some counsel sooner rather than later (February/March is a LONG way away and I would like to have decisions made about next school year well before then.) I have a call in to GDC and am thinking about requesting a consultation.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcadia Posted September 23, 2015 Share Posted September 23, 2015 Okay. After talking with the psychologist, she confirmed that DD had hit ceilings on both of her highest subtests within her highest index (PRI), and thanks to a calculation error that she discovered, DD actually DID meet the cutoff. DOH! 6 months too late!Get your psychologist to give you the corrected scores in a new report. Use that report to apply since you can use IQ scores only to apply to DYS. http://www.davidsongifted.org/youngscholars/Article/Davidson_Young_Scholars___Qualification_Criteria_384.aspx ETA: Oops, didn't realise the test was more than 2 years old so corrected scores won't help. ETA: Would your daughter mind taking the ACT in October or November instead? It is not too late to change testing dates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dauphin Posted September 23, 2015 Author Share Posted September 23, 2015 We signed up through one of the Talent Identification Programs. I think changing might be trickier because of that... EDIT: Only other ACT offered through them this year is in December.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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