2021 AAP Admissions Thread

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think so many smart kids left for private that this is a very easy year to get into level IV.

There are still so many smart kids who have no money for private schools stay in FCPS!

I didn’t say ALL smart kids left. Just that many did leave. Sorry, but that is a fact. The leftover pool applying for AAP was much less competitive this year. It’s not personal, just reality.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think so many smart kids left for private that this is a very easy year to get into level IV.

There are still so many smart kids who have no money for private schools stay in FCPS!

I didn’t say ALL smart kids left. Just that many did leave. Sorry, but that is a fact. The leftover pool applying for AAP was much less competitive this year. It’s not personal, just reality.

Well since you said it - it must be true.

"so many kids left"
"so many SMART kids left"
"very easy to get it"

[Anonymous]

IN from Home School!

We pulled my daughter out of FCPS this year to homeschool so this was a parent referral.

2nd Grade
NNAT 143
GBRS 2 CO 2 FO (Filled out by me- the teacher!)
Lots of good work samples
1 Standardized test score- California Achievement Test- 99th percentile

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think so many smart kids left for private that this is a very easy year to get into level IV.

There are still so many smart kids who have no money for private schools stay in FCPS!

I didn’t say ALL smart kids left. Just that many did leave. Sorry, but that is a fact. The leftover pool applying for AAP was much less competitive this year. It’s not personal, just reality.

Well since you said it - it must be true.

"so many kids left"
"so many SMART kids left"
"very easy to get it"

Just be happy your kid got in. You got extremely lucky this year as it was much less competitive. Don’t let that impact how your child performs in the program.

[Anonymous]

Grade 2
NNAT 120
Level IV - In

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Anyone else having problems accessing the acceptance website?

I get a SERVICE UNAVAILABLE screen. I guess it's down?

Try now I was able to update.

[Anonymous]

Not in


-second grade
- NNAT 132 (in pool)
- parents referral
- gBRS- don’t know

Going to appeal.

Parents who mentioned that they submitted strong kids’ work. Please enlighten little more that what kind of work your kid did. Lego/maths sum/painting/writing

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Grade 2
NNAT 120
Level IV - In

What school?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think so many smart kids left for private that this is a very easy year to get into level IV.

There are still so many smart kids who have no money for private schools stay in FCPS!

And actually, in my circle of friends it was mostly the less smart kids that left. The parents of smart kids figured they'd be fine. The kids that struggle a bit, on the other hand, would just fall more behind.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think so many smart kids left for private that this is a very easy year to get into level IV.

There are still so many smart kids who have no money for private schools stay in FCPS!

I didn’t say ALL smart kids left. Just that many did leave. Sorry, but that is a fact. The leftover pool applying for AAP was much less competitive this year. It’s not personal, just reality.

Well since you said it - it must be true.

"so many kids left"
"so many SMART kids left"
"very easy to get it"

Just be happy your kid got in. You got extremely lucky this year as it was much less competitive. Don’t let that impact how your child performs in the program.

Clearly we have a poster who was on the committee!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:[
Some of you place too much emphasis on the NNAT score which is only a SNAPSHOT of a 1st grader 18 months ago... A NNAT score alone without a Cogat score doesn't show a trend of cognitive development. Also, 1st graders are not always the best test takers.

I would agree. Certainly appeal but don't appeal solely based on the NNAT score. I would request the GBRS from the school that was submitted with your childs application as well. What about their report card, work samples? Carefully look at all data points...

Tests are age normed, genius. You don't like get a 80th percentile NNAT and then "cognitively develop" into a 90th percentile cogat. LOL!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I received the email today saying that my son was not accepted for level IV. He is currently in 5th grade at private school. We had a WISC V taken in December. He scored a 131. Can anyone recommend what would be the best test for an appeal? We went to GMU for the WISC V. Is there another alternative to GMU or should we stick with that?

That is hard. Now that they have seen the IQ from the WISC is under the “in pool” cut off it won’t do you any good to take another IQ test. One won’t cancel out the other. Your best chance is to write a strong referral on why your child should be in and provide good work samples.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I received the email today saying that my son was not accepted for level IV. He is currently in 5th grade at private school. We had a WISC V taken in December. He scored a 131. Can anyone recommend what would be the best test for an appeal? We went to GMU for the WISC V. Is there another alternative to GMU or should we stick with that?

From my understanding, FCPS is very biased against students coming in from private. They don’t like families that are disloyal to FCPS, so they make it much harder for them.

Please don't spread misinformation. Utter BS.

Agree! People so quickly jump to conclusion!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:[
Some of you place too much emphasis on the NNAT score which is only a SNAPSHOT of a 1st grader 18 months ago... A NNAT score alone without a Cogat score doesn't show a trend of cognitive development. Also, 1st graders are not always the best test takers.

I would agree. Certainly appeal but don't appeal solely based on the NNAT score. I would request the GBRS from the school that was submitted with your childs application as well. What about their report card, work samples? Carefully look at all data points...

Tests are age normed, genius. You don't like get a 80th percentile NNAT and then "cognitively develop" into a 90th percentile cogat. LOL!

DP. Yes, the scores are age normed but children grow and mature and IQ is not a static number, nor are test scores.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I received the email today saying that my son was not accepted for level IV. He is currently in 5th grade at private school. We had a WISC V taken in December. He scored a 131. Can anyone recommend what would be the best test for an appeal? We went to GMU for the WISC V. Is there another alternative to GMU or should we stick with that?

That is hard. Now that they have seen the IQ from the WISC is under the “in pool” cut off it won’t do you any good to take another IQ test. One won’t cancel out the other. Your best chance is to write a strong referral on why your child should be in and provide good work samples.

DP. The WISC is not a single number, the subparts are just as important. For the appeal, include a statement about your DC's needs and/or work samples. Another test isn't needed.