What WISC score do you need to qualify for AAP (coming from outside FFX county school)
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Anonymous
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We won't be taking the in school test as we are not in FFX school right now but will potentially be next year. We'll need to use an independent tester for the process. What kind of WPSSI/WISC score do you need to achieve (specifically % and number).
Thank you! |
Anonymous
| Generally, from the posts I've seen here, it is reported that your child needs a WISC of 130-132 to be an "admit." |
Anonymous
| we're considering applying from private to FCPS AAP - is the above true? can anyone else weigh in? We're waiting for our WISC-IC report now. |
Anonymous
Not sure what the floor score might be, but our DC is in AAP from private with a WISC-IV FSIQ score of 140+ |
Anonymous
| 16:40 - what grade did you enter public? and, which private did you come from? clearly you have an intelligent child! |
Anonymous
We left Congressional and DC started FCPS in 3rd grade. (Several classmates also switched to public in 3rd grade.) |
Anonymous
| +125 13% of FCPS students are in the program |
Anonymous
That's ironic. Our child was in AAP and we left for Congressional after 4th grade. We have found the depth of the curriculum, experiential learning, and the individualized differentiation to be far more advanced than what our child experienced in AAP. |
Anonymous
16:55 here -- we found Congressional difficult to work with to meet our DC's needs. Our experience with AAP has been far superior. Each child's needs are different. |
Anonymous
| New poster here. Trying to decide between Congressional and Fcps. Other than the obvious difference in tuition, and class size (I assume Aap has much larger class sizes) what are the other major differences please? |
Anonymous
If your kid is math oriented, then FCPS is the way to go. If you want writing to be a larger part of your child's education, then private is the way to go. |
Anonymous
As a parent with a high schooler who went through the AAP program and a student at Congressional, I would disagree with the pp. The math at Congressional is on track with AAP math (Algebra in 7th and Geometry in 8th) and the math specialist does pull outs for kids who are ready to move faster. Congressional offers actual laboratory science (as opposed to the FCPS box kits) starting in the lower school and it is light years ahead starting in the "middle school" which starts at fifth grade. As pp mentioned, writing and grammar is taught much more in depth than it is in public school, and cursive is still taught (it is no longer taught in many FCPS schools). I would recommend that you attend an open house and see it for yourself in action. |
Anonymous
| Thank you...what would be next for congressional student for high school options? Would private be needed |
Anonymous
Many Congressional students go on to high school at other area independent schools, but some do go to their local public high school, and a few go to TJ every year. |
Anonymous
Congressional does a fine job for bright students. For students with specific needs, the school is not as well equipped or experienced addressing needs of highly gifted learners. |