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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The age norming could be a factor in why some kids got in with a FAT of 84% and others were denied at 91%.  [/quote]

huh?   so you mean the committee took age into account even without age norming?  seems to prove point of PP about how not age norming FxAT shouldn't be a show-stopper.  Remember the people evaluating the files for AAP aren't idiots, they're educators, many of whom probably know a lot more about spotting giftedness than most of the posters here.  The test is not the only thing they're looking at.  Any one thing won't disqualify a student, it's the information taken as a whole.  Do some kids slip through the cracks, I think that's the nation of any evaluation system, but you do have the right to appeal.

I'm not trying to make light of this, but truly in an absolute worst case scenario a child doesn't get into AAP their life is not over, their chances for success are not dashed, they likely won't even fall behind their peers in any sort of lasting way by being in general ed in elementary school.  In fact, in the case of a young kid they may even benefit from being at the top of their class. I think this is the main problem with the lowered standards to get into AAP.  If it were a smaller percentage who were truly gifted, you wouldn't have so many wannabes whining about age norming.[/quote]

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