Originally Posted by Dude
And over here, there's a matrix score required to receive the GT label. One of the components is an IQ test, and the other two are achievement tests (language arts and math). The first is age-normed, and the other two are grade-normed.

The state tries to cast a wide net for GT, so it doesn't miss anyone. So at a certain IQ level, achievement results don't matter. As you slide down the IQ scale, achievement matters even more... to the point where a 1SD high-achiever can be admitted to GT with high achievement scores and a staff recommendation.

And that's where the redshirt manipulation factor comes in, because a more mature high-achiever pushed by a tiger mom is exactly the kind of kid who will get a staff recommendation.

This is the type of scenario I was referencing with my earlier remark.