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I'm equating the two because the school equates the two.  Don't be obtuse.  Just because you didn't want to PAY for one type of prepping, but opted to instead pay for a cheaper type of prepping, doesn't change the fact that you prepped.  Look, it isn't a big deal,[b] but it is against what the county wants, against what the purpose of the testing is supposed to evidence[/b], and if you nevertheless elect to prep., own it rather than hide behind the, "Well,  I didn't prep as much as some people, so don't lump me with them!"   :roll: [/quote]

I agree with you.  But at this point, prepping is pretty widespread, the county has no way to prevent it, and the payoff (getting into AAP) can be huge.  If the county truly doesn't want people to prep, it needs to come up with a better system.  I'll admit that I kind of feel like an idiot for not prepping my child, who ended up being rejected with a just under cutoff CogAT score and a 15 GBRS (admitted on appeal, though).  One more correct answer would have led to an in-pool score and presumably not having to deal with the appeals process.  I'm not saying it's right to prep, but I can sympathize with the people who choose to do so in light of the way the current process works. [/quote]

+1. Same exact experience here. My kid got 95th/97th percentiles on the tests and was rejected the first time (he did get in on appeal with a strong WISC). I did not prep him and felt like a fool when I heard several of the neighborhood moms talking about how they'd sent their kids to classes and bought books tailored to the tests. I obviously can't guarantee that prepping would have increased my kid's scores to over the cutoff on the first round, but I seriously doubt it would have hurt. [/quote]

Did you not prep your child because you had high morale, didn't have time/money or simply weren't aware of the prep school existence?[/quote]

PP here. I didn't know prepping for these tests was a routine thing, and didn't know materials or classes existed. DH and I attended all the AAP meetings but nothing was said about prepping.  I wasn't going to appeal the initial decision but was encouraged to do so when I posted my kid's scores here. I don't agree with prepping on general principle and don't plan to do it for my younger kids, although I'm kind of tempted to prep one and not the other and see what happens (they are identical twins who get very similar grades and are on the same reading level). [/quote]

I love identical twin studies. [/quote]

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