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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]AAP has changed from what it once was. Primarily it was a gifted program with requirements to get in.   Today it is not for the gifted, but rather the high achieving. No IQ test  is required for entry.  People who have gifted children understand the differing needs of a gifted child vs one who  gets good grades at school because they try hard.  FCPS has moved to a holistic approach to AAP admission. There are no set guidelines for entry. Your child’s teacher”s opinion weighs heavily on whether or not your child is found eligible. As a result, a large number of AAP students are not gifted, per se, according to an IQ rest. On the flip side, there are gifted children who are not getting in  to AAP with the new FCPS system.  Your child with an IQ of 150 has no guarantee of getting in. The system is not standardized . Nysmith is a good place for kids who are gifted who did not impress their teacher and therefore did not get in to AAP.  Keep an open mind when deciding where to live as there is no rhyme  or reason as to who gets in and who doesn’t . Don’t rely on it.[/quote]

That’s troubling to hear. How have these changes affected kids who are gifted? If an AAP is full,of kids who aren’t gifted but try hard, it seems that it would become less able to offer differentiation that meets the needs of gifted kids. 
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The PP is incorrect, most years students need a 131-133 on the CogAt to be in the pool. Parents do fill out forms to have their child considered if they fall below that line, but unless the teacher has a very strong recommendation,[b] they still need a score of 130or so on another test like the WISC. [/b] When Fairfax decided to do its own version of the CogAt because of remapnt cheating, there was a bubble group year where more were accepted because there was quite a bit of leeway.  [/quote]

My child was denied with a 135 WISC, FYI . . . [/quote]

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