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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m not sure I agree with that part about making bigger donations. Their teachers also encouraged me to reapply. I honestly felt that if they couldn’t get in what was the point in appealing. [b]There seems to be no consistency in how students get into the program. [/b][/quote]
It's mostly this.  A lot of people on dcum are desperate to believe that the system makes sense, because that would mean that their borderline kid who got accepted is somehow 'special' rather than just being lucky.  They're also eager to imagine severe flaws in the kids who on the surface have all of the stats pointing toward AAP, but still get rejected.

I think the system is vaguely consistent.  When the panels meet to decide on AAP eligibility, there are 20+ individual panels, each consisting of a somewhat random group of AAP teachers, AARTs, school counselors, special ed teachers, administrators, etc.  Statistically, it is likely that some panels are going to be overly harsh and reject almost everyone, most will be normal, and some will be inclusive and accept everyone.  It's also likely that some parents are going to say things in their parent questionnaires that are offputting or make the panel members feel like the parent is one of those PITA difficult parents.  Even if the kid truly ought to be accepted, they'll swing toward rejection out of pretty normal human pettiness.  If your kid looks like a no brainer admit to AAP, but gets rejected multiple years, whatever you're saying in the referral packet is probably the problem.  
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