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Anonymous wrote:Your kid is probably the kind who can become a good surgeon one day.

Neighbor’s kid is probably the kid who creates the new surgical technique to be learned by millions and will change countless lives.

Out of the box thinker.

Agree. They both sound like great kids.

No question. I’m the one who gave the example. Op seems to think that because her child is more the typical work hard and seemingly gets results kind of kid, her kid is more deserving of the program. He is not. Aap admittance could be solely based on grades, dras, etc., but they aren’t.

I’m not op, but I didn’t read anywhere where she said her kid is more deserving because he works harder. She was just concerned that her kid makes it to ap.

132 is still the top 2% of the population. NNAT is a screener so to speak. A complete IQ test will give op the answer as to her child’s true intelligence. There are plenty studied that point out that for high IQ kids the nnat/CogAT correlation to IQ scores is not close to 1. So, kids IQ could be 150 and NNAT still be 132.

Op, good luck. I hope your child gets in. If he doesn’t, appeal.

How is 132 within the top 2%? 132 just gets you into the pool. Yes, there are kids with 132 who get into AAP but that number is closer to 82 %

I have a 145 NNAT and WISC kid and he's not that advanced in all areas. He is more creative and just makes more connections than my other kids.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Your kid is probably the kind who can become a good surgeon one day.

Neighbor’s kid is probably the kid who creates the new surgical technique to be learned by millions and will change countless lives.

Out of the box thinker.

Agree. They both sound like great kids.

No question. I’m the one who gave the example. Op seems to think that because her child is more the typical work hard and seemingly gets results kind of kid, her kid is more deserving of the program. He is not. Aap admittance could be solely based on grades, dras, etc., but they aren’t.

I’m not op, but I didn’t read anywhere where she said her kid is more deserving because he works harder. She was just concerned that her kid makes it to ap.

132 is still the top 2% of the population. NNAT is a screener so to speak. A complete IQ test will give op the answer as to her child’s true intelligence. There are plenty studied that point out that for high IQ kids the nnat/CogAT correlation to IQ scores is not close to 1. So, kids IQ could be 150 and NNAT still be 132.

Op, good luck. I hope your child gets in. If he doesn’t, appeal.

She implied the neighbor’s kid was less deserving:

Neighbor’s kid always seems less then stellar but somehow got NNAT of 145, does bare minimum to get by and focuses more on sports etc. My kid loves school, works his butt off, does tons of extra science classes after school and I think aap would be good fit but he only got a 132. Will committee take this into effect or will slot go to someone like neighbors kid?

Then after the bolded part above, her son works his butt off and loves school. The word “somehow” alone shows she doesn’t think the other kid “deserved” a high score.

Well OP can clarify, but I personally just read the words of a stressed parent starting to feel insecure about her child’s standing in the whole process. She was probably certain that her kid was superior intelligence wise, then realized that hard work sometimes can’t compensate for the difference in intelligence (which by the way, her kid is also very intelligent, just not as much as the neighboir's kid according to NNAT.)

I think an anonymous forum gives some room for honesty. People being vulnerable doesn’t mean they’re snarky.

But, there is no reason for us to argue about it.

Anonymous wrote:Oh lord.

+10000

Anonymous wrote:OP didn’t say 1st grade

+1

I was assuming that OP's DC and the other child are in 2nd grade. But it also seems like a trolls post.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Your kid is probably the kind who can become a good surgeon one day.

Neighbor’s kid is probably the kid who creates the new surgical technique to be learned by millions and will change countless lives.

Out of the box thinker.

Agree. They both sound like great kids.

No question. I’m the one who gave the example. Op seems to think that because her child is more the typical work hard and seemingly gets results kind of kid, her kid is more deserving of the program. He is not. Aap admittance could be solely based on grades, dras, etc., but they aren’t.

I’m not op, but I didn’t read anywhere where she said her kid is more deserving because he works harder. She was just concerned that her kid makes it to ap.

132 is still the top 2% of the population. NNAT is a screener so to speak. A complete IQ test will give op the answer as to her child’s true intelligence. There are plenty studied that point out that for high IQ kids the nnat/CogAT correlation to IQ scores is not close to 1. So, kids IQ could be 150 and NNAT still be 132.

Op, good luck. I hope your child gets in. If he doesn’t, appeal.

She implied the neighbor’s kid was less deserving:

Neighbor’s kid always seems less then stellar but somehow got NNAT of 145, does bare minimum to get by and focuses more on sports etc. My kid loves school, works his butt off, does tons of extra science classes after school and I think aap would be good fit but he only got a 132. Will committee take this into effect or will slot go to someone like neighbors kid?

Then after the bolded part above, her son works his butt off and loves school. The word “somehow” alone shows she doesn’t think the other kid “deserved” a high score.

Op, what is your input into this?

OP didn’t say 1st grade

My daughter is in 1st grade and hasn’t even taken the nnat yet. Troll post?

Op, 132 is 99.00
145 is 99.99

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Anonymous wrote:Neighbor’s kid always seems less then stellar but somehow got NNAT of 145, does bare minimum to get by and focuses more on sports etc. My kid loves school, works his butt off, does tons of extra science classes after school and I think aap would be good fit but he only got a 132. Will committee take this into effect or will slot go to someone like neighbors kid?

I believe this is a troll post. Else, God have mercy on the OP's poor child.

I cannot even begin to comprehend a 1st grader who

1. Works his butt off, and

2. Does extra science classes after school of their own volition

I dont think I ever even read a story with a kid like that.

What is likely is OP has let lose on his/her child full blown Kumon, Piano, Art, Dance and who knows what else. The poor child is burning out and their intelligence is being severely stunted due to this overwork. I know one such family and it is painful and heart breaking to see.

Actually there are plenty of kids that will do things willingly. You’d only believe it if it was your kid.

But in any case, I think op feels intimidated by this higher score. Perhaps op was thinking that her kid would get a top score because her kid is smart and a natural over achiever.

Anonymous wrote:Neighbor’s kid always seems less then stellar but somehow got NNAT of 145, does bare minimum to get by and focuses more on sports etc. My kid loves school, works his butt off, does tons of extra science classes after school and I think aap would be good fit but he only got a 132. Will committee take this into effect or will slot go to someone like neighbors kid?

I believe this is a troll post. Else, God have mercy on the OP's poor child.

I cannot even begin to comprehend a 1st grader who

1. Works his butt off, and

2. Does extra science classes after school of their own volition

I dont think I ever even read a story with a kid like that.

What is likely is OP has let lose on his/her child full blown Kumon, Piano, Art, Dance and who knows what else. The poor child is burning out and their intelligence is being severely stunted due to this overwork. I know one such family and it is painful and heart breaking to see.

I think you need a life if you're trying to drag your neighbor's kid and be concerned that their higher IQ and and well-rounded kid is a threat to your kids' spot in AAP. Your kid should be in-pool with a 132. Focus on your kid and not your bitterness that a kid you don' think is as good as yours may make it in.

I don't agree with PP that OP's only concern is that her child get in - she went out of her way to mention the neighbor child and downplay their qualifications and compare them to her kid.

I have no idea, either, why anyone would know their neighbor's test scores. Maybe I just run in different circles, but I could not tell you what any of my AAPers friends scored on NNAT or CogAt.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Your kid is probably the kind who can become a good surgeon one day.

Neighbor’s kid is probably the kid who creates the new surgical technique to be learned by millions and will change countless lives.

Out of the box thinker.

Agree. They both sound like great kids.

No question. I’m the one who gave the example. Op seems to think that because her child is more the typical work hard and seemingly gets results kind of kid, her kid is more deserving of the program. He is not. Aap admittance could be solely based on grades, dras, etc., but they aren’t.

I’m not op, but I didn’t read anywhere where she said her kid is more deserving because he works harder. She was just concerned that her kid makes it to ap.

132 is still the top 2% of the population. NNAT is a screener so to speak. A complete IQ test will give op the answer as to her child’s true intelligence. There are plenty studied that point out that for high IQ kids the nnat/CogAT correlation to IQ scores is not close to 1. So, kids IQ could be 150 and NNAT still be 132.

Op, good luck. I hope your child gets in. If he doesn’t, appeal.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Your kid is probably the kind who can become a good surgeon one day.

Neighbor’s kid is probably the kid who creates the new surgical technique to be learned by millions and will change countless lives.

Out of the box thinker.

Agree. They both sound like great kids.

No question. I’m the one who gave the example. Op seems to think that because her child is more the typical work hard and seemingly gets results kind of kid, her kid is more deserving of the program. He is not. Aap admittance could be solely based on grades, dras, etc., but they aren’t.