<p>I see alot of schools in the US offer the Talented and Gifted program to select students who perform above ordinary in thier standardized tests. How important is this in your chances to get into a good school?</p>
<p>i don't think it means anything. b/c of the prevalence of these programs in the US, ivies get lots of those applicants...and plus the standards differ from place to place. unless you get into a magnet high school (which is 'gifted' if you have to test into it w/ IQ test or something), it won't matter.</p>
<p>colleges do not care if you are gifted...</p>
<p>I don't think it's so much that you're IN a Gifted class than what you actuall DID in that class. For example, in my Critical and Creative Thinking class we did a year-long (9 month) independent study project - no help whatsoever from teacher, but we were required to consult outside sources pertaining to our project. I chose to work on a project that was related to the career I would like to enter, and I gained many "connections," so to speak, and I am all the more familiar with the field, and it shows my interest in the field.</p>
<p>What exactly is a "Gifted Program" in high school. We had one in middle school, but not in high school.</p>
<p>i am in the gifted program. my transcript says "exceptionally gifted"</p>
<p>i hope it's a plus.</p>
<p>I don't think it's really a plus at all, because there are more advanced programs such as IB, and those are not real huge applicant helpers as well. I was in GT from elememtary 4th grade to my 8th grade year, before I stepped myself up to IB.</p>
<p>I could be wrong comparing the two...but I just know that any of these advanced programs are common, and are not app boosters, really.</p>
<p>OMG. My district has a program called GATE (Gifted and Talented Education). We do absolutely nothing.</p>
<p>I think the answer to this question has a lot to do with what your guidance counselor says about the gifted courses and how they are perceived in your school. In my D's school, there are limited AP courses available; accordingly, the "most rigorous" curriculum available is the gifted one in many respects. If your school's gifted curriculum is "a joke", that is too bad, but in our area, the School Board is committed to the program, and it is excellent.</p>