Thanks for the insights, poster above. With an in-pool child (just barely, with a 130 NNAT and 115 -120 CogAt) how critical is it to submit a private WISC on appeal? GBRS is 12. I really don't want to spend the bucks unnecessarily.

Regarding the kids who get and who dont get on appeal, I have been reading some of the forums relating to AAP. I have this feeling based on the answers/details given by parents. Kids who score atleast 97 - 98 % or 126 and above on cogat/nnat who have been denied, usually get into the program on appeal process. But I have a feeling, that kids who got lower than 122-124 have a low success rate on appeals. Also, kids who got into the initial screening pool, they have better chance of getting pf success through appeals.

Its just an observation, based on the scores and people's experiences in some of the forums.

last year they they were mailed around 1 May.

As for a class of thirty, based on county wide statistics, 1-2 kids per class would be admitted on appeal. I base that on 50% admitted overall, of the 50% rejected 20% appealed, or 10% of the overall group. of the 10%, 4% got in.

in other words, 54% of the people that applied were admitted, including the appeals

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Q: anyone have a child who didn't get in after an appeal?

Yes. Historically, about half get in on appeal.

how heart-warming. 30 kids in my DC's AAP class, and half are in there because theit parents wouldn't take no for an answer.

So how exactly has it affected your child? Is the class being held back by those children? You don't even know who they are and you might be surprised if you did.

And, genius, that's not what the stats mean. Oh wait, your id is probably one of those appeal kids you think are so inadequate.

Thanks to you all for posting your scores and results from previous years. As I'm sure you remember, the closer the decisions get - the tougher the wait gets.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Q: anyone have a child who didn't get in after an appeal?

Yes. Historically, about half get in on appeal.

how heart-warming. 30 kids in my DC's AAP class, and half are in there because theit parents wouldn't take no for an answer.

You are reading the stats incorrectly. Also, the rough percentages are county-wide and are likely not uniform from Center to Center.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Q: anyone have a child who didn't get in after an appeal?

Yes. Historically, about half get in on appeal.

half the kids in GT got in on appeal, or half of those who appeal are successful? Big difference.

Half of those who appeal are successful.

Also, about 2/3 of the 2nd grade pool get in initially.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Q: anyone have a child who didn't get in after an appeal?

Yes. Historically, about half get in on appeal.

how heart-warming. 30 kids in my DC's AAP class, and half are in there because theit parents wouldn't take no for an answer.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Q: anyone have a child who didn't get in after an appeal?

Yes. Historically, about half get in on appeal.

half the kids in GT got in on appeal, or half of those who appeal are successful? Big difference.

Anonymous wrote:Q: anyone have a child who didn't get in after an appeal?

Yes. Historically, about half get in on appeal.

Q: anyone have a child who didn't get in after an appeal?

Oldest: Cogat 133, Naglieri, mid to high 120s, GBRS 14, is doing very well

Younger sib: 1 point below threshold but we could see this child needed access/would benefit from AAP even more than older sib so we applied. I'm pretty sure DC had a high GBRS although we never asked for the exact number.

Both have been in several years and are thriving.

I agree with PPs who state all students should have access to the type of teaching found at the AAP centers. If the GE teachers could spend less time teaching to the test, which the centers can do by virtue of the kids in the program, they could start teaching again.

not so far

anyone hear anything yet?

Anonymous wrote:This is whats wrong with the gt program....parents doing everything they can to worm their way in even though their kids don't belong in an accelerated environment....just dumbs it down for everyone else

22:41 here. Whatever, PP. My kid got in legitimately. I'm just saying that it is WAY better than our base school. It doesn't seem that much harder -- just better (maybe it doesn't seem that much harder because my child can handle it, I don't know). I just don't get why ALL of the FCPS can't do the cool things they get to do in AAP. A lot of it isn't necessarily accelerated, just better teaching methods. As for my second child, that child is very bright so I'm sure he can handle it. I just mean that if he's on the cusp, I will push (whereas if my other child wasn't already at a center I wouldn't realize how it is so worth it).