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Admissions Requirements
The ATDP's goal is to select students who desire opportunities for intellectual and social enrichment and who are able to meet the educational challenges of the Program.
Students should arrive ready to learn and to expect to be active and challenged during class. ATDP selects students on the basis of indicators of both academic performance and creative activity. Official school designation of "gifted" is not required for admission to the Program. Admission requirements include:
- standardized achievement test scores*
(for third-graders and up)
- a Teacher Recommendation Form
- progress or report cards
- student products
(such as samples of creative writing, computer programming projects, or science experiments).
While returning students receive preference in placement, each year that they re-apply they must demonstrate continued excellence in academic achievement as well as good work habits and citizenship. This is done by turning in the newest copies of the required documents with the current year's program.
For more information about admission requirements, see Evaluation of Application.
* Some examples of frequently used tests that report national percentile scores:
- CAT--California Achievement Tests
- CTBS--California Test of Basic Skills
- ERB--Educational Records Bureau (CTP4 or ISEE)
- IOWA or ITBS--Iowa Test of Basic Skills
- PLAN
- SAT--Stanford Achievement Test (NOT the College Board SAT or the PSAT)
- SSAT--Secondary School Admission Test
- STAR9--Standardized Testing & Reporting
- Terra Nova
If you took a test that is not on the list above, it is still admissible if it has national percentile scores.
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