Originally Posted by Iucounu
Well, I think the less-intelligent bit is actually a bit off topic anyway, isn't it? Wouldn't you agree that top-notch achievement depends on environment too?

Yes, and if you want to have a school for high achievers, then you will get people from families with money.

If you want to have a school to *develop* high achievers, then you look for *potential* achievement, which means that you use IQ scores (or whatever measure you want to use).

So, the question is whether this school wants people who are *already* high achievers or whether it wants those with the *potential* for high achievement.