Anonymous wrote:.

OP I can commiserate. Just sent our appeal in yesterday and it really is a maddening process. Having it hang over our heads over Spring Break was the opposite of fun.

DC's best friend and entire friend group is going to the center school and of course DC feels awful and is crying about it. It is pretty mind boggling how this kind of thing starts so early.

ps I won't reply to snarky comments. You truly do not understand unless your very deserving child is rejected.

OP of the above post with an update. In by appeal.

DC is very happy to follow friend group to the center. Of course they will probably all be split up and put in different classes but that’s ok, it is nice that FCPS was nice enough to reverse their decision.

Anonymous wrote:I am considering appealing my son’s AAP denial and would like to hire a consultant to help. Can you recommend anyone?

138 CogAT
134 Nnat
81st reading iready
96th for math iready
All 4s in 2nd and 3rd grade

First and foremost, your child is smart. Don't let this process make you think otherwise.

These scores are the start of how they evaluate your child's eligibility into the program.

What was his HOPE rating both years?

If you got anything that was in the Rarely/Somtimes, then an appeal would not be worth it. Your son will need 80-85% of his rating in the Always/Almost Always.

IF you plan to go to GMU to do the WISC test for $400 - 500, you will need a 140+.

You need to remember, the academics are part of the equation. These schools are looking for students that are both academically smart but also certain type pf students that fit the mold. Aka, they dont' want any difficult students or trouble makers.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Question... who are these consultants? I've read about them in several posts now. Contact info? Thanks!

This seems like overkill to hire a consultant to get a second grader into AAP. Fcps takes roughly top 20%. If you need a consultant to help you prove your kid should be in AAP, your kid probably shouldn’t be in AAP.

Applying for college when your straight A, 1550 SAT kid needs help applying to an ivy or Stanford where acceptance rates are like 5%? I can see why you need a consultant there.

NP. I would gently disagree. When we first moved here, everyone we listened to (including an FcPS elementary teacher) said "AAP is the standard track, while GenEd is the slow track." So I totally understand any parents desire to have their kid in AAP.

Quite separately, the FCPS AAP selection process is much more random than some here seem to believe. Maybe it should be fully scientific, but as implemented today, at least at many ESs, it is not.

Anonymous wrote:Question... who are these consultants? I've read about them in several posts now. Contact info? Thanks!

This seems like overkill to hire a consultant to get a second grader into AAP. Fcps takes roughly top 20%. If you need a consultant to help you prove your kid should be in AAP, your kid probably shouldn’t be in AAP.

Applying for college when your straight A, 1550 SAT kid needs help applying to an ivy or Stanford where acceptance rates are like 5%? I can see why you need a consultant there.

Question... who are these consultants? I've read about them in several posts now. Contact info? Thanks!