NGAT results are available

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Anonymous wrote:Honestly, there are no quotas in AAP. When people say ‘quota kids,’ it’s just code for what they don’t want to say out loud. Must feel nice to be anonymously racist online. And really, the same could be said for the kids who are heavily test-prepped—they probably aren’t exactly ‘supposed’ to be there either. Also, if so many of these families live in “high-income” areas, why can’t they afford private school? Why is everyone so obsessed with AAP? Feels like the zip code flex doesn’t quite match the bank account.

Cause people move to high income neighborhoods so they are in better school districts. Generally that’s how it works. Certain neighborhoods people move to only for the schools. Better schools means no reason to send to private.

[Anonymous]

Is a Total Score of 99 for my second grader too low to bother with AAP? The AART said the test score wasn't everything, but how much of the portfolio is really based on test scores?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is a Total Score of 99 for my second grader too low to bother with AAP? The AART said the test score wasn't everything, but how much of the portfolio is really based on test scores?

that’s less than 50 percentile, a negative z score.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They consider individual scores; a low verbal and high quantitative score may lead to rejection, as it suggests a stronger fit for advanced math alone.

In our case it’s her nonverbal pulling her up, so thinking level IV is probably where she belongs. The other two scores are still in the 90’s in terms of percentile, so not concerned about her ability to keep up with the content, but she scored very high on the nonverbal section.

[Anonymous]

Is there any cut off score..? We have composite score of 121, quant at 95 percentile, verbal at 87 and non verbal at 75.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is a Total Score of 99 for my second grader too low to bother with AAP? The AART said the test score wasn't everything, but how much of the portfolio is really based on test scores?

It depends. If one of the sections is extremely low and the other twos are high enough it might deserve another look. If the 3 sections are pretty much the same then probably don’t bother to parent refer…

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is there any cut off score..? We have composite score of 121, quant at 95 percentile, verbal at 87 and non verbal at 75.

Ours is 122 at 90, 90, and 81 in quantitative. Worth applying especially if NNAT was good

[Anonymous]

Honestly, we’re all just speculating here. If you are concerned about your kid’s score talk to his teacher. Do not let anyone here dissuade you from applying if you want your kid in AAP. The application process is a bit of a black box and no one really knows the formula because it doesn’t exist.

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Anonymous wrote:Does anyone know if the county is using the composite score, or will each score need to be in pool? My kiddo’s composite seems safely in pool at 147, but two of the three individual scores are not in range. One score is very high and pulling the composite up. Thinking we should still parent refer, but wondered if anyone knew definitively which number to use.

There is no downside to referring. You should refer. I would think this score means automatic admission but who knows.

No score means automatic admission-if you read the results threads here on DCUM every year some kids with 145+ scores are rejected. It’s holistic, but I suspect in those cases the teacher evaluation and work samples were weaker.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They consider individual scores; a low verbal and high quantitative score may lead to rejection, as it suggests a stronger fit for advanced math alone.

what is considered as a low verbal? My son has only 96% on verbal, the other two are above 99%, would this be a problem?

96th is still very strong. I think that person is referring to very lopsided scores like 99/50.

[Anonymous]

If the elementary school is a lower income school, and the kid will likely have a strong HOPE, then a 120 is probably good enough. If the AART and teachers think your kid belongs in AAP and make a strong packet for the kid, your kid has a reasonable chance of being admitted.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:does anybody have a composite score of greater than 160?

166 here

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Does anyone know if the county is using the composite score, or will each score need to be in pool? My kiddo’s composite seems safely in pool at 147, but two of the three individual scores are not in range. One score is very high and pulling the composite up. Thinking we should still parent refer, but wondered if anyone knew definitively which number to use.

There is no downside to referring. You should refer. I would think this score means automatic admission but who knows.

When you say automatic admission, do you mean to the pool or to AAP?

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:does anybody have a composite score of greater than 160?

There is a 161 in this thread

There are scores in the 160s but I don’t think any 170s.

[Anonymous]

New to FCPS. Just curious what the advantages of getting young kids into AAP are? When they get to middle school, everyone has a chance at AP classes right?