Sorry to seem the pest. Since your answer focused on the ramifications of grade-skipping, which I don't technically want to do--one of the reasons I'm HSing is because I don't want to grade-skip him!--I figured I wasn't being clear. I want to give him the harder test but still keep him in his age-based grade.

AKA, I want to have my cake and eat it, too, I think. wink

Anyway, thanks for your help! smile

Kriston