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<p>You’re still new here. Yes, quite a few of the CC posting parents (and probably even more of the CC lurkers) have children who have qualified for the [Study</a> of Exceptional Talent](<a href=“http://cty.jhu.edu/set/index.html]Study”>http://cty.jhu.edu/set/index.html). Please note that invitation to apply is only automatic for young people who test through the JHU-CTY Talent Search (or possibly also the Rocky Mountain and Duke TIP talent searches), but definitely does not include students who test through the Midwest Academic Talent Search (MATS) or students who test independently through individual registration for the SAT. I know several eligible students who have never signed up for SET. </p>
<p>My son and I like Imagine magazine (he usually grabs it first when it arrives in the mail) and the SET newsletter. He was a beta tester for cogito.org, but so far prefers the [ARt</a> of Problem Solving (AoPS) Forums](<a href=“http://www.artofproblemsolving.com/Forum/index.php]ARt”>http://www.artofproblemsolving.com/Forum/index.php) for interaction with bright young people. He was just instant messaging two friends in the last hour: one is at Phillips Exeter Academy as a freshman, and the other just got a huge award at [ISEF[/url</a>]. I think AoPS is a great social network for smart, math-liking young people (and it is where I learned about College Confidential, so what’s not to like about AoPS?). I do like the members-only content on the SET Web site, especially the college reviews. </p>
<p>Another organization for many of the same young people who fit into SET is the [url=<a href=“Davidson Institute | Programs & Support for the Profoundly Gifted”>Davidson Institute | Programs & Support for the Profoundly Gifted]Davidson</a> Young Scholars](<a href=“http://www.sciserv.org/isef/]ISEF[/url”>http://www.sciserv.org/isef/) program. It has different selection criteria and a different purpose, and provides great resources for parents. My favorite aspect of the Davidson Young Scholars program is interaction with the other parents.</p>
<p>Yes, I am new here 
Learning as I go .
We also frequent AoPS. I like the books they publish.
Davidson website and especially the parent forum has a lot of subjects on elementary school kids.
Asking about SET I kind of had in mind if the services offered by them were helpful to your kids. My son could really use a mentor at this point.</p>
<p>Getting a mentor might happen through cogito.org participation, but I have to hear of any examples of that. Some of the Davidson Young Scholars program students find great mentors, and others are still looking–it seems to depend on how well students do in a mentoring relationship by email if they can’t find a mentor locally.</p>