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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]The AAP selection process is still a mystery to me. I've got a daughter with a composite Cogat of 152 all 99th percentile in the subject areas. I've been told she's a shoo in by her teacher even though she has only slightly above average grades. I'm not one for pushing so much on a child that they can't have fun and just be a kid. [b]Maybe the grades are because I haven't overloaded her like most Fairfax County parents[/b]. Does anyone have a child with similar scores? Or an opinion on whether or not these scores are as rare as her teachers claim. [/quote]

Could you explain what you mean by this?  Most parents "overload" their kids and that's why they have good grades?  Kids with good grades are pushed so much that they can't have fun & be kids?  I'm not sure I understand the point you're making.

In any case, your daughter's scores are VERY high (even within the pool there are not that many 152 composite CogATs), BUT a low GBRS and poor/negative assessment by the teacher can kill even those scores.  It sounds unlikely to happen in your case because it sounds like the teacher thinks your child should be in the Center.  But if she weren't found eligible, I would definitely get a WISC and appeal - no question about it.[/quote]

Good point, I shouldn't have said "most FFX County parents". "Some," is more appropriate. I have four children, all are solid A/B students in this school district and other places we've lived. Since moving here two years I have never experienced parents who compare there kids so much. Granted, it's not all of them but as an example the day before we received the Cogat scores for our 2nd grade daughter we had two moms come over and one call to share how their child performed and inquire about ours. I even had one mom say, "It's okay if she didn't do well," when I said we hadn't gotten the scores yet. We live in a so-called "exclusive community," in Mclean half the kids are in private, half or slightly more in public, so perhaps that is part the issue. Who knows. Maybe it's just me, but it seems unusual.[/quote]

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