Thanks so much, Irisheyes!
We haven't done any further testing, as this is all new to us. Our son's (DS's - what does that stand for, by the way? I couldn't find it when I looked around ... seem to be so many acronyms...) public elementary school was being threatened with closure so we had to look around for a different school.
We found a fantastic private gifted school who required this test which we did through the school. That's why there were just scores and no explanation, although they seemed positive about his results. Apparently they liked how similar they all were - no big dips or peaks, I guess.
So we are waiting to see if he will get in, although there are 45 applicants for 3 slots, all with IQs over 130! (And one of those slots goes to a girl!). So we are hopeful and not hopeful, if you know what I mean!
I guess we'll wait to see what the school says in a couple of weeks and go from there. If he doesn't get in, we'll definitely have to reevaluate our options because at his rate, he will top out of the public elementary system in 2nd or 3rd grade...
Thanks so much for your feedback, it was very useful!
Per the hindsight argument, I didn't know any better, but now after just some preliminary research, I'm surprised the school didn't come up with this option themselves. If we don't get in will probably do the SBV, but don't know if it is worth the cost. About how much do they run, do you know? It might be hard to convince his dad it is worth it if he already has such high scores. Seems a little greedy, unless DYS really is a good program... Does anyone have feedback about what it has done for them?
Thanks, again!
