Summer Challenge - Who Can Apply?
Students qualify by participating in and qualifying for the Washington Search for Young Scholars (WSYS) or by scoring in the 97th percentile or higher on a recent (September 1, 2005 or later) nationally normed standardized aptitude or achievement test. Students may use verbal, math or composite scores to qualify.
These are the minimum scores for the most commonly submitted tests:
- WASL (4th grade) - Reading 440 or Math 458
- WASL (5th grade) - Reading 448 or Math 476
- Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT) - Verbal 97% or Quantitative 97%
- Educational Records Bureau (ERB) - Verbal Reasoning 97%, Reading Comprehension 97%, or Quantitative Reasoning 97%
- Iowa Tests of Basic Skills (ITBS) - Reading Total 97% or Mathematics Total 97%
- School and College Ability Test (SCAT) (5th grade) - Verbal 455 or Quantitative 465
- School and College Ability Test (SCAT) (6th grade) - Verbal 465 or Quantitative 475
- Stanford Achievement Test (SAT) - Total Reading 97% or Total Math 97%
Note: Those participating in and qualifying for WSYS are pre-qualified for this program and do not need to provide additional documentation.
Enrollment Considerations
In considering application to this program, parents need to consider their child's willingness to participate. There is a fine line between encouraging children to overcome natural and normal apprehensions about a new experience and forcing them into a situation for which they are not yet ready. No matter how enthusiastic parents may be about the program, we do not recommend enrolling children who are strongly reluctant to attend.