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[quote=Anonymous]OP, I have a similar story.  My DD was told by some other girls on the bus that they were all smart and she wasn't, because they all got into AAP and she didn't.  The sad part about all of this is that I know the other kids were parent referrals, and I didn't understand enough about AAP to refer my kid with a 130 CogAT composite (at a Title I school), meaning that my "not smart" DD had higher test scores than the "smart" girls who were bullying her.  Then, she got rejected when we applied in 3rd, despite having a nearly perfect GBRS to go along with the 130 CogAT, as well as being above grade level in both reading and math.

Across the next 8 years, my kid got pass advanced on every SOL with perfect scores on most of them, a 98th percentile IAAT, straight As, a 5 on an AP test taken in 9th grade, and another 4 APs in 10th.  She also flew through the math and completed AP Calc in 10th grade.

The AAP label is pretty meaningless, and kids will do fine even without it.  My DD was pretty salty about the whole thing, though, and it took quite a bit of time for her to regain her confidence after FCPS and her peers deemed her as "not smart."
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