Originally Posted by Iucounu
What does it really help an admissions officer to know that a person, at age 5 or above, scored 145+ on a subset of tests, and/or submitted a freeform portfolio to convince Davidson that they were working years ahead, many years before applying to college? If someone's still ahead by college, that will be amply and specifically shown by other information.

So, a problem with DYS is that it doesn't necessarily function as a good proxy for your innate intellectual power.