Relax. My kid will take the test soon too but I’m not going to waste my time prepping my child for this kind of test. A friend of mine told me she gave samples questions to his son and he got half of them wrong but he scored really well in the real test so I’m not going to worry about it.

For the zillionth time, how are people actually prepping for these tests??

I too am a GT/AP/Ivy League kid myself. I also trend towards anxious myself. I have 3 kids and my oldest is now in AAP. When DC1 was younger, I purposely didn't go to any AAP info sessions or learn about the tests. I theoretically do want to let my kids be their own people - they are not me. Due to my anxiety, I just didn't want to go down the learning about AAP path and feel like I "wanted" my kids to get in and that I was going to stress about it.

DC1 did not do particularly well on the NNAT and I thought, ok it looks like AAP is not happening. Our base school does not have Level IV and DH really liked the base school being so close with kids in the neighborhood, etc. and we came to an agreement that we were not going to parent refer and I really made my peace with that decision. Lo and behold DC1 did test in to the pool on the COGAT and get in. After all the good I did to temper my anxiousness before then, I really stressed until getting the decision back. And after that, I stressed about the school change.

I now see a therapist every other week for the anxiety. I decided if I'm this stressed about second grade AAP applications for my oldest, it's going to be a long road with 3 kids in school for the next 18+ years!

NNAT seems easy if your brain works a certain way.

My first kid, who is bright and studious, early talker, early reader, etc did mediocre on it (but got into AAP anyway due to cogat and gbrs).

My other kid, who didn't start reading until well into first grade, did very well on NNAT.

Their brains just work differently. Not better or worse. I have no idea who will do "better" in the long run, not that there is even a contest, they just each need to find their own path.

Anonymous wrote:Pardon me? PP you are incredibly rude.

Me losing grip would be enrolling DS on NNAT test prep program at this point. It would be me doing flash cards every day and putting pressure on.

I asked a fair question. If we didn't get into AAP, then we don't get in. But I'm asking some people who have been through the process what our prospects are. That's a fair question.

Hope PP's poor attitude serves you well in life. I'm sure it's not, though, and it's rubbing off on your kids. Good luck.

No one is stopping you from prepping if that makes you feel better.

Some cultures have a tough time with the whole "gifted" thing. The idea is that any kid can qualify if he works hard enough. But since your kid is tanking rather than borderline, prep can only do so much.

NP. I looked at some sample questions and they were all easy. DS1 thought so too (132 on NNAT). I suspect that DS2 won't think so, unlike DS1 he doesn't like puzzles and has no sense of direction.

I showed my kid a few and he got them all right; it was like a game. I think either you think like that or not.

Former fcps teacher here who taught first grade and administered the nnat many times:

When someone (adult) saw the nnat and told me it hard, the response generally is because that person isn't gifted. I'm not being mean at all...that is just the truth.

"We" are not hopeless for AAP. This is just about your son and doing what's best for him. You can apply for AAP over a 6 year period. If he needs the program, I am sure within that time frame that he will show it, good NNAT or not.

If you're going to focus on anything, focus on your child's math and literacy foundations. Both of these will make your child much more successful either in or out of AAP, whereas prepping for the NNAT only has value in that your child will be better at taking the NNAT.

Lots of people get in with average NNATs. I wouldn't worry about it.

Pardon me? PP you are incredibly rude.

Me losing grip would be enrolling DS on NNAT test prep program at this point. It would be me doing flash cards every day and putting pressure on.

I asked a fair question. If we didn't get into AAP, then we don't get in. But I'm asking some people who have been through the process what our prospects are. That's a fair question.

Hope PP's poor attitude serves you well in life. I'm sure it's not, though, and it's rubbing off on your kids. Good luck.

Get a grip, OP.

The NNAT is so much less important than the Cogat. I wouldn't worry about it or waste your time practicing. My 55th percentile NNATer was accepted into and is thriving in AAP. So many better things to worry about than this!

meant NNAT obviously

Product of all kinds of AAP/GT products here.

Husband too, Ivy, all that.

Saying that to say we have high expectation for our kids.

Son is in first grade. We did some practice NNAP. I think he will tank.

Are we hopeless for AAP?

Teacher says wonderful things about him and he's maybe not the best reader but in the top 3-5 of his class for sure. Math we are working on but top quartile in class.

NNAP test is so hard! I tried to figure out some of the answers and seriously they do not make sense! maybe they only make sense to kids.