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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Another high test scores, all 4s, mediocre GBRS who got rejected. I do not understand putting so much weight on the GBRS. My youngest has higher scores than older sibs who are in AAP and who are all easily handling the work in AAP. If AAP has become "watered down" and the teachers complain that the children cannot manage the demands, why is the AAP committee putting so much emphasis on the most subjective part of the application??

My kid is a bit messy, a bit disorganized, extremely social--and still manages to score 98th or 99th percentile, unprepped on everything, work above grade level, receive highest possible grades. Why keep this kid out of AAP?

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"The AAP equity report also showed that the average test scores for the URMs who are admitted to AAP are significantly lower than the test scores for the white and Asian kids. If they got rid of the bottom white and Asian kids, that gap in test scores would become even more pronounced. By not admitting the white and Asian kids with the highest test scores, the average test scores for the kids in those groups admitted to AAP will decrease. On paper, it will look like FCPS has solved the achievement gap!"  [/quote]

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