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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Im not on any committee to choose who gets in and who doesnt but we did just have our DD get selected for AAP.  My guess is what seems mostly overlooked on this board is whether or not the parents of kids who were automatically in the pool submitted the extra work samples and filled out the questionaire.  The selection committee probably puts a lot of weight on this with the mindset that the parents are committed are cared enough about it to take the time to put the package together.  Yes its optional but those who dont are directly competing with those who did and it does say a lot.  So if your child gets good grades and did well on the tests but did not get in, you should not necessarily point the finger at the school or the process but at yourselves.    [/quote]

I don't know. I didn't submit anything extra for either of my Center kids. With the first one, I just didn't know any better. I wasn't informed, and our base school generally has very few Level IV-eligible students, so it wasn't a topic that was discussed among the parents. I just filled out the form that was sent home with the "you are eligible" letter. (And, FWIW, I had an unrelated meeting with my 2nd grader's teacher in February of that year, and she said, "Well, next year, when your son is at the Center . . ." So, she knew that he would be accepted. So that makes me think that a good school packet is all that is required.)

So with my 2nd child, I sort of didn't want to mess with a system that had worked for us, so I just asked the GT Coordinator if there was anything I should submit, and she said "just the form." So I didn't submit anything extra for her either.

Just my experience . . .[/quote]

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