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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Both our kids have gone through AAP we're all very happy with it. It helped that their school has LLIV (which they and all their friends picked over the center).

We didn't "prep" them or anything although I do feel like the application process tests the parents' writing ability more than anything about the kids. And I'm not a big fan of the requirement that the recommendations come from a non-FCPS employee - because that means it will come from somebody providing private math or music lessons, etc. So that gives a leg up to kids whose families can afford stuff like that. Plus it's a bit of a conflict of interest to ask somebody that you pay on a weekly or monthly basis to write an honest letter about your kid when this person would obviously like to continue to be paid on a weekly or monthly basis. [/quote]

Just FYI - A lot has changed since your kids went through the application process. No more letters or recommendation, local in-pool scores, and a move to a more “holistic” approach, which allegedly looks at the whole student, but [b]really just weighs GBRS from FCPS teacher most heavil[/b]y.  [/quote]

Pretty much[/quote]

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