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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Cogat 128
NNAT 118
GBRS 11

IN!!!!!!![/quote]

No sour grapes here and not trying to blunt someone else's celebration, but how was this child accepted?

- Borderline Cogat (not even in the pool, right?)
- Low NNAT
- Borderline GBRS (<12)

Really makes me wonder about FCPS's admission criteria. [/quote]

Maybe he/she had a strong packet. Excellent work samples, strong recommendations and certificates, strong parent referral. You have no idea. NNAT, CogAT and GBRS are only a part of the packet. [/quote]

Maybe it's the school they are coming from - borderline at a bad school gets you in?

The sour grapes - and I love grape drank - is not because your borderline kid got in and mine didn't.  It is because your borderline kid is in the same class as my advanced kid and will drag the class speed down.

It only seems like high SES parents think their kids are brilliant but just poor test takers.[/quote]

What a bunch of crap! My now 4th grader got "borderline" scores on NNAT and CogAT and wasn't in pool. She also got a 9 GBRS. She wasn't borderline and she doesn't bring anyone down in AAP. In fact her IQ tested at 139. You people need a life. [/quote]

People need to be kind and not get too carry away by this AAP business. We transferred from Illinois two years ago...did not knew about these AAP tests, nor have time to submit portfolio. My "borderline" did not get in AAP. We chose not to appeal.  [b]But at 6th grade graduation, her academic related achievement awards out-numbered many AAP kids. At 7th grade at Longfellow MS she is taking math one level ahead of her peers, receiving All A honor roll for two quarter in the row, and representing LMS to State final competitions.[/b] Not only teachers but many of her peers at 6th and 7th grade even questioned why she is not even in AAP. Yes. AAP is subjective. 
My two cents: Kids thrive as long as they have parents who don't give up on them, and teachers who continue to inspire them. Big Congregates to those who made AAP pool. But Don't be despair if your kids did not get in. Yes. you can appeal. Learning is life time thing. If you looked back after 14 or 20 years. AAP or not is not that much of a big deal. Really. [/quote]

Congratulations to your bright child.  There is a difference between a bright child and a "gifted" child.

https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/gifted-ed-guru/201201/the-bright-child-vs-the-gifted-learner-whats-the-difference
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I really don't think pp cares about the labels.  Her point is, not getting into AAP doesn't determine where a child ends up academically.  Colleges won't have your child's IQ or know whether your child was in AAP, but they will know pp's child's grades and academic achievements, including representing her school in state competitions if she continues to do them.  Good luck when your kid gets to high school and tries to hang his hat on being gifted instead of being academically accomplished.  There's no AAP in high school.[/quote]

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