AAP appeal declined

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Op here

I wish he has got it as no one can guess with his scores he got rejected

We have reached out to the psychologist who tested Wisc to see what Fcps might be looking

OP in your first post you stated you got email for his rejection during appeal! I did not know if FCPS has started delivering decision via email!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Cogat : verbal -119, quantitative-140, nonverbal-136
Wisc V : verbal -130, fluid reasoning-137 working memory-142

There are very strong scores! Only thing is verbal 119 in Cogat. Could this be an issue according to some posts here claiming 120 could be a threshold...

There is no specific threshold. Lots of kids get in with sub-120 cogat verbal scores. In this case, though, it's irrelevant, since the WISC verbal was 130. Since you were notified via email of ineligibility, couldn't you just reply to that email and ask the reasons?

[Anonymous]

He is in advanced math in his school but we cannot afford continuously in private school so trying to move him now

[Anonymous]

Op here

I had called them and they said scores are not the only one they look at

When I called again and insisted they said someone will call back not sure if they will

[Anonymous]

The result in December came by mail

This time they sent by email [e-mail]

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The result in December came by mail

This time they sent by email [e-mail]

Here is the appeal form/Referral form and questionnaire form. I do not see anywhere email address is asked for! How did you ask them to send you decision by email?

Appeal Form
https://www.fcps.edu/sites/default/files/media/forms/AAPAppealForm.pdf

AAP Parent/Guardian Questionnaire

https://www.fcps.edu/sites/default/files/media/forms/AAPParentGuardianQuestionnaire_0.pdf

Original Referral Form
https://www.fcps.edu/sites/default/files/media/forms/AAPLevelIVReferralForm_0.pdf

Please include this signed form and the new information in the manila envelope and mail to the address below
postmarked by January 16, 2018. Decisions will be mailed by January.
Instructional Services Department
Advanced Academic Programs
8270 Willow Oaks Corporate Drive
Fairfax, VA 22031

[Anonymous]

This is the form we had to use, https://www.fcps.edu/sites/default/files/media/forms/AAPLevelIVSummarySheet.pdf and it has email id

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Op here

I wish he has got it as no one can guess with his scores he got rejected

We have reached out to the psychologist who tested Wisc to see what Fcps might be looking

OP in your first post you stated you got email for his rejection during appeal! I did not know if FCPS has started delivering decision via email!!

Calm down. Damn.

[Anonymous]

Did you include the full score reports as well as a copy of the psychologist's license for the WISC? Did you include the full score reports for the CogAT and NNAT?

[Anonymous]

Ok NP here. The OP did apply at the correct time as we also apples DC when she was on 2nd grade from a private and received an acceptance letter in December. So this is correct.

Now not getting in doesn’t make sense to meet. Her WISC was also a 138 with similar verbal scores. Her GBRS was an 8! Her work samples were NOT 3 digit multiplication but more writing projects and games and books she created.

I’m not saying it’s a troll post, but something doesn’t add up. Maybe a form wasn’t completed properly? I would investigate further bc it doesn’t sound like this should have happened. But you can always try again next year so don’t fret!

[Anonymous]

^ horrific typing, sorry!

[Anonymous]

Its not just the academic scores being high that matters. You need to show your child is well rounded and interested and good at extra curricular as well. Music Sports Art, any other activities that are not just studies. Maybe you did not show enough of those.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Its not just the academic scores being high that matters. You need to show your child is well rounded and interested and good at extra curricular as well. Music Sports Art, any other activities that are not just studies. Maybe you did not show enough of those.

Nonsense. I know many kids who were accepted with much less. My own DC (now in MS) was accepted with 99% NNAT, 80something% CogAT, 140 WISC IV and 8 GBRS. Many in DC’s AAP classes had less, and I am 100% sure about that. OP’s kid should have been accepted, there is absolutely no reasonable explanation as to the contrary.

[Anonymous]

Lady, did you even read my post carefully. I said Its not just the academic scores being high that matters. So yes, kids with even lower scores get in. What you need to show is APART FROM ACADEMICS you are good at extra curricular as well !!!!

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Its not just the academic scores being high that matters. You need to show your child is well rounded and interested and good at extra curricular as well. Music Sports Art, any other activities that are not just studies. Maybe you did not show enough of those.

Nonsense. I know many kids who were accepted with much less. My own DC (now in MS) was accepted with 99% NNAT, 80something% CogAT, 140 WISC IV and 8 GBRS. Many in DC’s AAP classes had less, and I am 100% sure about that. OP’s kid should have been accepted, there is absolutely no reasonable explanation as to the contrary.

[Anonymous]

Maybe OP didnot include enough extra curricular - just focussed on the high test scores. Like a PP earlier said her child's work included games stories she had written etc. That counts - the ability to show the creative side of your child.