Advice on whether to do the AAP application

[Anonymous]

Help! My daughter's WISC score is 120. She has been enrolled in a private school and therefore does not have NNAT or CoGAT scores. Her teacher is recommending I complete the AAP application. She is very motivated, but I am wondering if I am wasting my time given the WISC score. Thanks.

[Anonymous]

Not a great score, but the teacher rec will carry a lot of weight.

[Anonymous]

may not be worth the effort. the teacher rec from a private school wont carry that much weight if the test scores arent great, and, really, 120 isnt even close.

[Anonymous]

Give it a shot especially if she is motivated, you never know! Good Luck

[Anonymous]

It doesn't hurt to try.

[Anonymous]

I have seen lower scores admitted

[Anonymous]

I would submit it.

If they don't admit her, you'll just be in the same place you'll be in if you don't submit it.
You have nothing to lose.

[Anonymous]

What WISC score are they looking for? Do you think kids who get in based on their WISC score do well in the program?

[Anonymous]

Based on past results in recent years, they seem to want a WISC of 130+

As a side note - Up until 1993, FCPS primarily used the WISC for GT consideration and only those with 140+ were admitted to the center. Those with 130+ were offered school-based services.

[Anonymous]

Do the application. It buys you more time.

If she gets in, it gives you more time to make your decision. You can even accept, and up to 3 weeks before school cancel if you change your mind.

If you don't do the application, you have no choice.

[Anonymous]

Why is the private school teacher telling you to apply? Honestly, a WISC score of 120 isn't that close; as a PP noted, they usually want 130+. Why does the teacher feel your child needs to be in AAP? What grade is your child in?

[Anonymous]

with good gbrs, 120 is doable,

[Anonymous]

In pool might be 132, but that is on any subtest. There will be kids admitted without being in pool, and some with no CogAT or NNAT above 120. They probably will not have any weak sections, and high GBRS, though. It does not hurt to apply. Good luck

[Anonymous]

We were in a similar situation (no test scores except the WISC) with an overall score of 126 -- though our child hit the ceiling on one of the subsections. We submitted the application, along with the GBRS (13) completed by the non-FCPS teacher.

When we turned in the packet, the intake person sneered a bit at the score and said, "They usually look for it to be over 130." But neither she nor anyone on this site determines eligibility. Our child was accepted and is doing very well in the AAP program.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We were in a similar situation (no test scores except the WISC) with an overall score of 126 -- though our child hit the ceiling on one of the subsections. We submitted the application, along with the GBRS (13) completed by the non-FCPS teacher.

When we turned in the packet, the intake person sneered a bit at the score and said, "They usually look for it to be over 130." But neither she nor anyone on this site determines eligibility. Our child was accepted and is doing very well in the AAP program.

wow what an a-hole