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DP.  What is considered a “good” or reasonable WISC for a kid who would be appropriate for and successful in AAP?  Really just curious what the consensus on this is (so thoughts from multiple people here with AAP knowledge and experience very welcome). 
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My DD got a 121 WISC, but we didn't include it in the AAP application.  She took the WISC for her ADHD evaluation.  She's a middle-of-the-pack AAP student.  AAP takes around 20% of all kids.  A 120 WISC is the 90th percentile.  Many kids succeeding in AAP would test between 110 and 125 if they were given a WISC.  [/quote]

Yes, this is what's unfortunate. 90th percentile is not "gifted" by any means. It's above average, sure. There is a self-reinforcing cycle of kids with lower IQs accepted => determines AAP quality => determines success of kids with lower IQ => leads to reasoning that lower IQ kids should be admitted. So the question "What is a reasonable WISC for AAP?" really is not informative since AAP has been admitting too many lower IQ kids for many years and thus the program is not geared to the gifted, even though it should be.[/quote]

PP with the 121 WISC DD.  I agree.  It's the obvious consequence of expanding AAP from 5% of the students to 20%.  It is now the "Above Average Program."  My other kid with a WISC > 140 thought AAP was very slow and not at all challenging.  I'd happily give up AAP for my non-gifted child if my gifted one could then have a real gifted program.

I don't blame parents for pushing their above average kids into AAP, though.  There's no reason to keep a kid like that out of AAP when the majority of kids in AAP are also merely above average.  [/quote]

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