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[quote=Anonymous]WISC is merely an option, and even with an extremely high score it comes without any guarantee for level 4 placement. Everything your child needs to get an approval letter from AAP is provided within the FCPS system and that is paid for with your/ our hard earned tax dollars. No public school system would compel nor require you to seek outside prep assistance - and burden you with its associated monetary cost - to gain admission to a publicly funded program.  Indeed, to receive a rejection or denial letter despite the obvious true intellectual ability of so many sharp kids is very difficult to accept. But, neither AAP nor the most selective colleges and universities skim exclusively from the top.

To be sure, schools such as Yale, Princeton and others could easily skim from the top and I bet they could assemble an incoming class from the top who could also pay cash tuition. No need to hand out grants or other financial assistance. They can let their endowments grow richer.

But, they don’t. There is a broad cross section in America and, frankly, the world that too needs access to the best. They too bring unique skills and perspectives that can never be captured in a  2-3 hour test. If you have a bright child he or she will flourish in life with or without AAP. Trust this advice. Continue to nurture that intellect and prepare for the following year and beyond. Moreover, the super bright can likely advance a grade level to really move ahead.

Keep in mind that AAP and, subsequently, TJ do NOT have a monopoly on admission to the best post-secondary institutions in America.

There are many thousands of high schoolers each year who gain admittance to the most selective universities without ever knowing or benefiting from any FCPS programs.

They made it, and so will you.[/quote]

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