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[Anonymous]

131 in Woodson pyramid didn't make pool

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:My daughter scored 128 (not in-pool), higher on verbal than on quantitative. We expect good recommendations from her teacher, who has told us many times that she's outgoing, inquisitive and a good candidate for AAP. We also the teacher has been proactive in saving her best work samples and of course we have already parent referred. Would you all recommend also scheduling the WISC now so we have (potentially) better test score data on hand and ready to go in case of an appeal? Or, should we wait and see if she gets in on the first round, and then schedule the WISC only if needed? I am worried about there not being enough time to schedule the WISC and get scores back in time for a possible appeal and I am assuming she might need the appeal to get in... as 128 seems very borderline.

Thanks in advance!

I would wait because it’s stressful for them and you will have time to book one if you need it.

but if PP's DD ends up having to take the WISC, it's better to have prepared for 4 months versus 2 weeks. I would schedule it for March and do a slow, unstressful, WISC prep for the next few months.

People prep for the WISC???

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:131 in Woodson pyramid didn't make pool

Is there a cutoff line? AART in our school said no.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:131 in Woodson pyramid didn't make pool

Is there a cutoff line? AART in our school said no.

Not exactly. They do some sort of average of NNAT and CoGAT and grab the top 10%. My kid with 128 NNAT, 135 CoGAT composite didn't make in-pool, also in Woodson pyramid. But top 10% of our second grade class is going to be a fairly small number of kids.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My daughter scored 128 (not in-pool), higher on verbal than on quantitative. We expect good recommendations from her teacher, who has told us many times that she's outgoing, inquisitive and a good candidate for AAP. We also the teacher has been proactive in saving her best work samples and of course we have already parent referred. Would you all recommend also scheduling the WISC now so we have (potentially) better test score data on hand and ready to go in case of an appeal? Or, should we wait and see if she gets in on the first round, and then schedule the WISC only if needed? I am worried about there not being enough time to schedule the WISC and get scores back in time for a possible appeal and I am assuming she might need the appeal to get in... as 128 seems very borderline.

Thanks in advance!

I would wait because it’s stressful for them and you will have time to book one if you need it.

but if PP's DD ends up having to take the WISC, it's better to have prepared for 4 months versus 2 weeks. I would schedule it for March and do a slow, unstressful, WISC prep for the next few months.

People prep for the WISC???

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[Anonymous]

Will the AAP decision come by mail or email?

[Anonymous]

Email in April it says

[Anonymous]

Does anyone who the cutoff score this year? Child got a 132 and told not in-pool.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Does anyone who the cutoff score this year? Child got a 132 and told not in-pool.

It varies by school and it's some combination (they don't specify exactly what the calculation is) of NNAT and CoGAT. Not sure if it's the CoGAT composite, the sub-scores, or all 4 that gets mixed with the NNAT.

One of my kids was not in pool the first year they averaged things, had a 131 composite, and is happily in full-time AAP now. It's not like a 131 tanks your chances nor like your kid has to be in-pool to get in. The external review from 2020 showed some kids with a 99 (!) getting admitted.

[Anonymous]

131 NNAT and 122 CoGAT and we got an email saying she received a universal screener referral. I'm feeling great about buying a house we love in a mediocre pyramid 🤣

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:131 NNAT and 122 CoGAT and we got an email saying she received a universal screener referral. I'm feeling great about buying a house we love in a mediocre pyramid 🤣

Which school/pyramid, may I ask?

[Anonymous]

Just got the CogAT score. When are we notified if we are in pool?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Just got the CogAT score. When are we notified if we are in pool?

^FCPS

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just got the CogAT score. When are we notified if we are in pool?

^FCPS

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