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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I didn't see if anyone mention that they had kids not attending FCPS, taking WISC and getting into the AAP program with a score? My son doesn't attend FCPS so we had him take the WISC-IV. He had a "Full Scale Score of 128 (range 122-132) which has him at the 97th percentile. How can we find out what the typical cut off or profile would look like if the kid isn't in FCPS and taking the other two tests?[/quote] I think the subtest scores would reveal more. Did he do especially well in one or more subtests? I would think that would bode well.[/quote] He got the following VCI - 114 - 82% PRI - 129 - 97% WMI - 126 - 96% PSI - 118 - 88% Subtests - Verbal Similarities - 11 - 63% Vocabulary - 14 - 91% Comprehension - 13 - 84% Information - 16 - 98% Perceptual Reasoning Block Design - 14 - 91% Picture Concepts - 15 - 95% Matrix Resoning - 15 - 95% Working Memory Digit Span - 13 - 84% Let-Num Sequ - 16 - 98% Processing Speed Codi[/quote]

Those look like good scores, but for the AAP program, they typically prefer scores of 98% and above. It's worth a shot, though, if you can put together a good portfolio.[/quote]

Sorry but this is wrong.  The 98 % score is only for the cut off that is required on one of the tests to automatically get in the screening pool without a referral. It does not represent the aggregate average of the students in AAP.  AAP students make up about 12 to 15% of the total population so despite what many seem to think on this thread they are not all geniuses with IQs in the 97% range. Your scores look very solid to me.

In 2005, the average COGATs of students in GT was 119 verbal, 126 non-verbal, 121 quatitative and 129 for the NNAT which are all below 97%.

The AAP center statistics for 2005 can be found here 
http://www.boarddocs.com/vsba/fairfax/board.nsf/39c6389c088be51585256e56000c1bf2/2b1b2b585a5d305e852570fb004f3f9f/$FILE/Gifted%20and%20Talented%20Center%20Program.pdf[/quote]

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