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Anonymous wrote:My kid got admitted on appeal with both CogAT and NNAT below 132 and with no WISC. We provided a strong write-up and better work samples.

Could you advise on the "better work samples"? What did they entail?

Did you see your child's AAP package? other than math and language, there are samples reflecting nine critical thinking strategies, see
https://www.fcps.edu/academics/elementary/advanced-academic-programs/critical-and-creative-thinking

Was the hope favorable? What was the Q score on the COGAT? 136 COGAT here last year, no WISC, favorable GBRS and we got in on appeal.

Just submit new work samples. Maybe some creative math problems or a writing sample?

Anonymous wrote:My kid got admitted on appeal with both CogAT and NNAT below 132 and with no WISC. We provided a strong write-up and better work samples.

Could you advise on the "better work samples"? What did they entail?

My kid got admitted on appeal with both CogAT and NNAT below 132 and with no WISC. We provided a strong write-up and better work samples.

I've definitely seen it reported on this board in prior years. A nice write-up and better work samples are usually what's provided in that case.

Anonymous wrote:I wouldn't say that you need a WISC for an appeal with those scores. But tbh my kids both enjoyed the WISC, it's a fun experience for them. (They both took it as part of a full neuropsychological examination, not as a test for AAP.)

This.
It’s not a rigorous exam.
It’s fun little one-on-one exercises that the practitioner observes and then submits a write up about.

You don’t have to do a WISC (it’s pricey), but you do need to submit some kind of new evidence such as artwork or a homemade game or writing sample or example of outside-the-box problem solving or creative engineering done for fun, or a deep-dive research paper your child did just because she was interested in a topic, etc.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:NNAT and COGAT were 132, we don't want to subject our child to a WISC. Any chance we could get in with a letter and work samples?

WISC administered privately is the whole point of the appeal.

Not so. A different set of evaluators is the whole point of the appeal. Sometimes that includes a WISC or other test, sometimes it doesn't.

Anonymous wrote:NNAT and COGAT were 132, we don't want to subject our child to a WISC. Any chance we could get in with a letter and work samples?

WISC administered privately is the whole point of the appeal.

I think the WISC shows you tried

128 COGAT here (very high in verbal, more average in quantitative) and very strong HOPE scores (3 always, the rest almost always). Our DC is registered for the WISC next week. I feel like, if she scored above 135+, it would be a new data point that we could point to (in addition to submitting a new letter and work samples). Plus, I think a full-fledged IQ test like this is interesting -- for AAP purposes and just for general knowledge of your child's strengths.

I understand it is a cost commitment and time commitment, but I think it's worth it for kids whose scores are borderline.

Unfortunately, I’d say no. Everyone will submit a letter and work samples which are subjective and easily manipulated. More objective data = better case for appeal.

Most of kids I know got in very high test scores. 132 seems not too high.

Anything is possible, and you need to give more information if you want more opinions. 132 is high at Hybla Valley but low at Churchhill Rd.

I wouldn't say that you need a WISC for an appeal with those scores. But tbh my kids both enjoyed the WISC, it's a fun experience for them. (They both took it as part of a full neuropsychological examination, not as a test for AAP.)

NNAT and COGAT were 132, we don't want to subject our child to a WISC. Any chance we could get in with a letter and work samples?