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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Seriously. AAP isn’t that prestigious. AAP is basically honors level classes renamed for people who do well on the CogAD. My DC failed to get into AAP, did HN level classes, and still got into AP level classes in their freshman year. AAP won’t help you get into colleges; unless your child wants to mention going all the way back to your elementary and middle school path. Also, the HN coursework is very similar to AAP itself. [/quote]

Yes, that is 100%A true, non AAP kids can typically go on to AP level classes in their Freshman year.  AAP is not a program that was designed to gate-keep kids who did not get in from achieving higher down the road. -That is a great thing for families who did not get into AAP.

We wanted in because our AAP center school is much better than our base school and I could not afford to live close to a better school, like our AAP center school.  A few posters have pointed out not all base schools are the same.  Ours came with heavy behavior problems and educational challenges due to the surrounding low income neighborhoods.  Getting into AAP, has been a way to get our kid into a school setting that has a stronger academic program than our base school, where fights were common.

And don't be daft, no-one believes mentioning AAP on a college application would help them get in. [/quote]

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