The publisher states that they have levels starting at kindergarten but that kids who are suspected to be of high ability should be given the 1st grade level in K. Maybe they are operating under the same premise -- giving the next grade up to pre-k kids. Either way, that sucks that a group test is all they'll take for admission. My dd, when she took the CogAT, took it in a similar set-up -- 27 kids in the room and parents walking in and out as the test was going on. That isn't ideal at all.

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