Kriston,
I certianly do know what you mean. Now that DS is grade skipped and placed in an unusually "strong" class with lots and lots of red-shirted boys, I find it tempting to slip back into "he's not so unusual." I was considering sending him to take the SATs this year as an 11year old, and when I saw the questions in the Math Prep book, I got all nervous inside. Really - it was very strange! I think we carry all the worries from both side - that they aren't having their needs met because they are too smart, and that they aren't really smart enough. It just depends on the external context to activate the feeling that are in there.
I reccomend to put a reasonable amount of care into the application, but if one finds oneself paralysed, then just rush through and mail the thing. That's what DS used to do with his homework from his old school. 90 seconds of pain and then he could play. I called it the "close your eyes and think of England" approach to keep my spirits up. According to some writers, that is also a sign of perfectionism.
smiles,
Trinity
