How hard is it to get into AAP?

[Anonymous]

I am not in that cluster so maybe that's why - but WTH is a prepping controversy?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Reading these boards stresses me out. DH and I both ivy league educated and our kids are 3 and 5. My oldest child will be starting kindergarten next month. He is a bright curious kid. We know a lot of smart kids so I don't think my kid is a genius or anything.

What exactly is required to gain acceptance into AAP?

We are zoned in an average/below average elementary school and holding off on moving until we see if DS gets in AAP. The AAP center is excellent and only 1 mile away from us. If our kids get into AAP and can stay on this AAP/honors track, we plan to stay in our house.

I am a little confused why you're even on this type of board when you're not even facing the AAP issue for 2.5 years. I don't think it is the board that stresses you but that you're the type of personality to be stressed by this. If you're already looking at what is required to get into AAP and your oldest isn't even in kindergarten yet, you're the one putting this stress on yourself for no reason. AAP isn't there for your child or any other child to get into a better elementary school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Reading these boards stresses me out. DH and I both ivy league educated and our kids are 3 and 5. My oldest child will be starting kindergarten next month. He is a bright curious kid. We know a lot of smart kids so I don't think my kid is a genius or anything.

What exactly is required to gain acceptance into AAP?

We are zoned in an average/below average elementary school and holding off on moving until we see if DS gets in AAP. The AAP center is excellent and only 1 mile away from us. If our kids get into AAP and can stay on this AAP/honors track, we plan to stay in our house.

I am a little confused why you're even on this type of board when you're not even facing the AAP issue for 2.5 years. I don't think it is the board that stresses you but that you're the type of personality to be stressed by this. If you're already looking at what is required to get into AAP and your oldest isn't even in kindergarten yet, you're the one putting this stress on yourself for no reason. AAP isn't there for your child or any other child to get into a better elementary school.

+100

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Everyone at Haycock and surrounding schools knows about the "prepping controversy". It's common knowledge and just one reason AAP itself has become so controversial.

+1

Of the 27 schools with AAP Centers

http://www.fcps.edu/is/aap/centers.shtml

the "prepping controversy" occurs at Haycock, Greenbriar West and *maybe* Churchill Road.

+Louise Archer, Westbriar....

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Pray that both kids get in. Unless one is an outliner, having kids in different programs will establish life-long resentment.

Complete BS. Most people I know who have kids in AAP also have kids in GE. Or at least it used to be that way when the bar was higher. Mine are in both and perfectly confident of their own strengths and abilities. (the fact that two are in high school and see how little it matters, makes me laugh that anyone would make a statement as idiotic as the one above. I think it's sadder for families when parents fight to get some sibling in who can't really cut it.

[Anonymous]

Oh, come on - the prepping is universal for those whose base school is an AAP Center, and they are hoping for AAP.

Because frankly, to have a studious, conscientious child at a base school but not in AAP sucks.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Everyone at Haycock and surrounding schools knows about the "prepping controversy". It's common knowledge and just one reason AAP itself has become so controversial.

+1

Of the 27 schools with AAP Centers

http://www.fcps.edu/is/aap/centers.shtml

the "prepping controversy" occurs at Haycock, Greenbriar West and *maybe* Churchill Road.

+Louise Archer, Westbriar....

My kids go to one of those schools - never heard of the prepping controversy. WTH?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Oh, come on - the prepping is universal for those whose base school is an AAP Center, and they are hoping for AAP.

Because frankly, to have a studious, conscientious child at a base school but not in AAP sucks.

I think this poster has hit on the big difference. Kids at a school where there is an AAP center have a much higher awareness of being in the "smart" group or the "not smart group" -- and the same goes for the parents. When you're not at an AAP school, no one cares at all about it... in fact, it's kind of seen as a negative b/c you have to take a long bus ride over to "that other school." I'm pretty sure there is no "prepping controversy" at our base school. Most parents get the letter with the NNAT score or CogAT scores and ask "what's this???"

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Oh, come on - the prepping is universal for those whose base school is an AAP Center, and they are hoping for AAP.

Because frankly, to have a studious, conscientious child at a base school but not in AAP sucks.

Only for the schools where AAP classes are majority. (Haycock, Greenbriar West, Louise Archer)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Oh, come on - the prepping is universal for those whose base school is an AAP Center, and they are hoping for AAP.

Because frankly, to have a studious, conscientious child at a base school but not in AAP sucks.[/[u]quote]

Do you really think like this???

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Everyone at Haycock and surrounding schools knows about the "prepping controversy". It's common knowledge and just one reason AAP itself has become so controversial.

+1

Of the 27 schools with AAP Centers

http://www.fcps.edu/is/aap/centers.shtml

the "prepping controversy" occurs at Haycock, Greenbriar West and *maybe* Churchill Road.

+Louise Archer, Westbriar....

My kids go to one of those schools - never heard of the prepping controversy. WTH?

Then you are lucky because my kids went to both of those schools and as the years went on I heard more discussions about whether to prep for the test or just follow the school instructions and send my kid in fortified by a good breakfast. Particularly with incoming classes, new parents to our neighborhood seem to ask me questions about what they need to do to prepare their kids for the AAP test. Five years ago, no one would have asked that question around where we live.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Everyone at Haycock and surrounding schools knows about the "prepping controversy". It's common knowledge and just one reason AAP itself has become so controversial.

+1

Of the 27 schools with AAP Centers

http://www.fcps.edu/is/aap/centers.shtml

the "prepping controversy" occurs at Haycock, Greenbriar West and *maybe* Churchill Road.

Colvin Run.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Oh, come on - the prepping is universal for those whose base school is an AAP Center, and they are hoping for AAP.

Because frankly, to have a studious, conscientious child at a base school but not in AAP sucks.

Only for the schools where AAP classes are majority. (Haycock, Greenbriar West, Louise Archer)

And again: Colvin Run.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Oh, come on - the prepping is universal for those whose base school is an AAP Center, and they are hoping for AAP.

Because frankly, to have a studious, conscientious child at a base school but not in AAP sucks.

Only for the schools where AAP classes are majority. (Haycock, Greenbriar West, Louise Archer)

And again: Colvin Run.

Ok, so four out of 27 schools with AAP Centers. Hardly a majority.

To quote an earlier post:

And DCUM does not represent the real world....

[Anonymous]

You can safely add Mantua to the list as well.