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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]One of life's great mysteries. I think you have to have decent test scores, good report card, good math/reading/writing.[b] It helps if kid speaks a second language [/b]also, urm gets extra points.[/quote]

How exactly would the committee know this? [/quote]

You guys need to attend AAP seminar they give every Sept.  I understand it is overwhelming but it all has logics behind it.  Parent can submit answers to a questionnaire.   https://www.fcps.edu/sites/default/files/media/forms/AAPParentGuardianQuestionnaire.pdf

I doubt second language or some trophy helps much.  It's not about achievement but about aptitude.   The questionnaire is literally telling you what they are looking for, you need to supply specific examples to show why your child is meeting the expectations.

For example, there is no place to put "My son can speak Spanish fluently".  But under "1. my child surprises me with their knowledge", you could say he finds surprising connections between English and Spanish such as same latin root or whatever. 
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Language spoken at home is part of the packet. If my child was fluent in Spanish, I would update their records at the base school to reflect Spanish was the language spoken at home - that will get more of a bump than any of the questionnaire answers [/quote]

Curious about what you mean that this will give more of a bump than questionnaires and why. [/quote]

From the FCPS AAP page "FCPS Advanced Academic Programs is committed to identifying and developing strengths and talents in all students including:... Students with high academic potential who are from culturally and linguistically diverse populations" The second question on the Academic Record Information section is "is the Student a Language Minority Student" [/quote]

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