While encouraged to apply, it may seem a tad bit presumptuous to declare that your child is qualified to join the DYS program, until Davidson has received the application, had the opportunity to review it, and notified you that your child has qualified.
As a new member I'm curious - has anyone ever reported meeting the test criteria and not being accepted?
Yes. These parental reports may tend to pop up in other places than this forum. In some minds, these instances may raise questions as to the scores/reports... parents may have
thought they had qualifying scores... or may have been trying to game the system. Some families re-apply at a later date using scores from other tests.
On the flip side of this, I'm aware of some detractors who've tried (in vain) to sabotage the applications of certain eligible students by sending unauthorized "nominations" which were negative... I believe this is no longer an issue with the electronic application system, in which a parent specifies the e-mail address of the agreed-upon nominator.
