I think if it's so close, I will apply to see. It does not hurt.
That's the spirit! Give it a try and try not to think about it any more than you have to. Near YSP or YSP level giftedness are both very unusually bright and likely to need modification all through the educational path. Yippee for the current GT specialist!!!
Carol Dweck has written some nice stuff about the need for hard work rather than just believing that we are smart. Sylvia Rimm has been helpful to me in fleshing out exactly to put it all together -
http://www.sylviarimm.com/article_htp.htmlEnjoy!
Grinity