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[quote=Anonymous]All of you are making the same mistake that comes up each year. You're trying to make sense of the process and assume there's any consistency or reason for a rejection. When my kid got rejected, the (very experienced) AART was baffled by the rejection. But, they said that every year in their school, 5 or so kids get rejected that they expected to get in, and another 5 kids got admitted with nothing to suggest that they belong in AAP. The reality is that there are many different panels evaluating the kids, and on these panels, many different people who have different priorities and see things differently. One panel might be cranky and reject any kid who isn't absolutely perfect. One might be overly permissive and let anyone in who seems moderately capable. Some of the evaluators might downplay test scores and over-emphasize HOPE and work samples. Some might reject anyone that they guess was prepped, regardless of whether the kid actually was prepped. View it this way: If your child has the profile of an AAP kid, they have a 90% chance of being admitted. If they're borderline, they have a 50% chance of being admitted. If they don't have the profile of an AAP kid, there's still a 10% chance they'll be admitted. But it's all kind of luck. If your kid has the profile of an AAP kid, but doesn't get in, you absolutely should appeal with a letter and some additional work samples. The most important thing in the appeals, though, is that a different set of people will be evaluating your child's packet. [/quote]
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