What parents should know at the beginning of school year? Most parents think about the school staples, school buses, teachers, etc. As a parent, you also should know that there are many tests at the beginning of school year. here is the testing calendar by grade for parent to refer to: Virginia Alternate Assessment Program […]

I have been concentrating on my son’s math education for last two years. During this period, I have found many useful resources that I think every parent should know. One of them is theGreatCoures.com. It is a LLC company in Chantily, Virginia. It has been running for past 20 years. Right now, it sells the […]

My son has followed Terence Tao and Lanhard Ng that became only three children in the history of the Johns Hopkins’ Study of Exceptional Talent program to have achieved a score of 700 or greater on the SAT math section while just 8 years old. He became a SET member when he just turn 9 […]

Students qualify for SET by taking the SAT before age 13 and scoring at least 700 on either the Math or Verbal (Critical Reading) test. Students who take the SAT after their 13th birthday may qualify for SET by scoring an additional 10 points above 700 for each month after their 13th birthday. Students who […]

Every year, about 750 takes the screening Test WCPT, about 100 gifted students , who scored at least 1100 of Verbal and math, from all over the United States apply to EEP. However, each fall, only 25-40 applicants are admitted. These applicants are qualified through the Washington Pre-College Test. The first step of applying to […]

Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology have been ranked #1 for past three years. Most parents of Gifted kids want their kids to get into TJ and then go to top, selective colleges, Ivey Leagues the best. But most parents don’t know there are other choices for their very gifted kids – The […]

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Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science is one the best and biggest Early Entrance program in USA. Every year. http://www.tams.unt.edu/ TAMS has been a critically-acclaimed program since its inception in 1987. The students represent the entire range of Texas cultures and regions, and are distinguished by their love of learning. Almost half are females who […]

Direct to College – This group of programs generates Bachelor’s Degrees for students that successfully complete them. They are also aimed at some of the youngest students, allowing them to effectively skip most or all of high school. The three programs in this group are EEP, TS/EEP, and PEG. High School Replacement – This group […]

The SCAT isn’t used for much.  I think it’s considered rather coachable.  I’ve had my children take it, and qualify for those programs, but I wouldn’t assume anyone would put a lot of weight on it other than for CTY.  It is a single data point.  For GT identification in school, a more acceptable and […]