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[quote=Anonymous][quote]I also don't personally know of a single family that appealed their child getting in that didn't get their child in. Not saying they don't exist, just saying that from my casual, non-scientific observation - you push, your child gets in................. 
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Well, poster 8:09 on 12/20 on the first page of this thread appealed and neither of her children got in.

It's nice to be confident in your child's abilities, but I'm not sure how you can be certain your child "sailed in fairly easily" unless the test scores were off the charts.  There are a LOT of 98th & 99th percentile kids in the screening pool.  Many children in the pool are not admitted.  All you get at the end of the screening process is a letter stating whether your child was found eligible, nothing about how they ranked among the candidates.

My DD was in the screening pool and is now in the GT Center, and I have no idea if she "sailed in" or if there was any debate over her file.  Her test scores were strong, as was the rest of her file, but I don't know what went on in the screening room.

According to FCAG, about 60-70% of children in the screening pool are admitted, and about 50% of parent-referred children are admitted.  I don't know the breakdown of how many of those are initially rejected but successful on appeal versus how many are admitted in the first go-around.  I also don't know how many parents choose to go forward with appeals if their children are found ineligible initially.

So it's very hard to say what the odds of success are on appeal.  But it's not as simple as "you push, your child gets in."  The process is very formalized and done on the basis of the paper file - you are not in there lobbying for your kid.  My friend is an FCPS school psychologist and participated in the file review/selection process last year, and as she explained it to me, it is very structured, with multiple people independently reviewing each file and making a recommendation.  Certainly the strength of the file you put together for your child is hugely important, as is working with the school, but you can't get your child in by sheer force of will.[/quote]

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