Anonymous
05/22/2024 18:53
Subject: AOS AET admissions decisions this week?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:anyone can confirm if there is a lottery in AOL admission process from any authentic info
I will share my experience and thoughts on this(will leave it to your judgement)) - It is not a lottery but there is ridiculous a school quota.
This is what happens :
For Kids from highly competitive schools in county: Kids with good grades A and A+, Algebra 2 and good essay skills and above average stem scores get waitlisted because the school quota is met and are put in waitlist as the number of students AOL can accept from that school is met. This year there were top kids from a MS who are on a waitlist due a difference of .05 avg of the stem critical thinking sections or worst thing AET pathway selection also impacts the admission .
For Kids from low competitive schools: Kids with average grades, Algebra 1 and avg essay skills and average stem scores get admissions.
This is one of the reason folks incorrectly refer to admissions as "Lottery".
Also lot of things are unclear
1) AOL says Essay is taken in criteria - No one shares the score
2) Waitlist ranking is complete mystery
3) For AET - Each year is different in sense how AET pathways selection effects the admission
IN 2022 Nov test taking class (2023 fall)- Kids who selected Engineering/Entrepreneurship got selected even with low stem critical thinking scores and AET IT pathways was tough. Also, Please add school qouta to the mix - it makes things worst
IN 2023 Nov test taking (2024 fall) - Kids who selected Engineering/Entrepreneurship did not get selected with awesome stem scores because everyone selected " engineering" as pathways and lot of kids with AET _IT Pathways got into with low scores.
This is another reason why folks refer to as "Lottery"( in my opinion.)
FOR AOS -- If your kid is interested in AOS and commute is not a problem then i would personally suggest TJ but if commute is not ok then AOS is similar to TJ. This year almost all the kids first preference was AET
4) It may seem unfair for the waitlisted kids as they have to wait painfully all summer but the reason for this being AOL admission office does not have any automated updates of kids dropping off due to TJ admissions or other reasons - This process moves slowly . To keep things in perspective - TJ waitlist process is smoother and faster.
So salty.
My kid from a “low competitive” school thumped yours out of the water. They don’t have average grades. Just because you live in a townhouse in Brambleton doesn’t make your kid smarter. This is a public, tax funded school. Students from all across the county should have an equal chance to compete with their peers in Middle school.
Again - since this is the same parent with bad grammar - none of what you said is true. If you want to tell yourself this to feel better, so ahead.
Not sure, what was salty in the original post. It looked like someone coming forward with their opinion to help others. Low of you to comment on person's language skills.
We’re talking about advanced placement schools and grammar doesn’t matter? Birds of a feather…
Sarcasm ? Salty guy was referring to OP Language's skills and not the test taking kid.
same parent posted three times in response. the copium is strong with Stone Hill and Brambleton parents
These schools and maybe a few more have had some kids lose spots just because they are at Stone Hill or Brambleton. For TJ admissions, Carson students are only restricted in that other schools have a minimum quota. BUt some of the Carson or Longfellow students would get an open allocation pool spot if they were at a different school, while in Loudoun there is a maximum quota per school for AOS and AET.
Anonymous
05/22/2024 13:29
Subject: AOS AET admissions decisions this week?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:anyone can confirm if there is a lottery in AOL admission process from any authentic info
I will share my experience and thoughts on this(will leave it to your judgement)) - It is not a lottery but there is ridiculous a school quota.
This is what happens :
For Kids from highly competitive schools in county: Kids with good grades A and A+, Algebra 2 and good essay skills and above average stem scores get waitlisted because the school quota is met and are put in waitlist as the number of students AOL can accept from that school is met. This year there were top kids from a MS who are on a waitlist due a difference of .05 avg of the stem critical thinking sections or worst thing AET pathway selection also impacts the admission .
For Kids from low competitive schools: Kids with average grades, Algebra 1 and avg essay skills and average stem scores get admissions.
This is one of the reason folks incorrectly refer to admissions as "Lottery".
Also lot of things are unclear
1) AOL says Essay is taken in criteria - No one shares the score
2) Waitlist ranking is complete mystery
3) For AET - Each year is different in sense how AET pathways selection effects the admission
IN 2022 Nov test taking class (2023 fall)- Kids who selected Engineering/Entrepreneurship got selected even with low stem critical thinking scores and AET IT pathways was tough. Also, Please add school qouta to the mix - it makes things worst
IN 2023 Nov test taking (2024 fall) - Kids who selected Engineering/Entrepreneurship did not get selected with awesome stem scores because everyone selected " engineering" as pathways and lot of kids with AET _IT Pathways got into with low scores.
This is another reason why folks refer to as "Lottery"( in my opinion.)
FOR AOS -- If your kid is interested in AOS and commute is not a problem then i would personally suggest TJ but if commute is not ok then AOS is similar to TJ. This year almost all the kids first preference was AET
4) It may seem unfair for the waitlisted kids as they have to wait painfully all summer but the reason for this being AOL admission office does not have any automated updates of kids dropping off due to TJ admissions or other reasons - This process moves slowly . To keep things in perspective - TJ waitlist process is smoother and faster.
So salty.
My kid from a “low competitive” school thumped yours out of the water. They don’t have average grades. Just because you live in a townhouse in Brambleton doesn’t make your kid smarter. This is a public, tax funded school. Students from all across the county should have an equal chance to compete with their peers in Middle school.
Again - since this is the same parent with bad grammar - none of what you said is true. If you want to tell yourself this to feel better, so ahead.
Not sure, what was salty in the original post. It looked like someone coming forward with their opinion to help others. Low of you to comment on person's language skills.
We’re talking about advanced placement schools and grammar doesn’t matter? Birds of a feather…
same parent posted three times in response. the copium is strong with Stone Hill and Brambleton parents
Anonymous
05/22/2024 10:22
Subject: AOS AET admissions decisions this week?
What is AoS/AET?
Anonymous
05/22/2024 10:12
Subject: AOS AET admissions decisions this week?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:anyone can confirm if there is a lottery in AOL admission process from any authentic info
I will share my experience and thoughts on this(will leave it to your judgement)) - It is not a lottery but there is ridiculous a school quota.
This is what happens :
For Kids from highly competitive schools in county: Kids with good grades A and A+, Algebra 2 and good essay skills and above average stem scores get waitlisted because the school quota is met and are put in waitlist as the number of students AOL can accept from that school is met. This year there were top kids from a MS who are on a waitlist due a difference of .05 avg of the stem critical thinking sections or worst thing AET pathway selection also impacts the admission .
For Kids from low competitive schools: Kids with average grades, Algebra 1 and avg essay skills and average stem scores get admissions.
This is one of the reason folks incorrectly refer to admissions as "Lottery".
Also lot of things are unclear
1) AOL says Essay is taken in criteria - No one shares the score
2) Waitlist ranking is complete mystery
3) For AET - Each year is different in sense how AET pathways selection effects the admission
IN 2022 Nov test taking class (2023 fall)- Kids who selected Engineering/Entrepreneurship got selected even with low stem critical thinking scores and AET IT pathways was tough. Also, Please add school qouta to the mix - it makes things worst
IN 2023 Nov test taking (2024 fall) - Kids who selected Engineering/Entrepreneurship did not get selected with awesome stem scores because everyone selected " engineering" as pathways and lot of kids with AET _IT Pathways got into with low scores.
This is another reason why folks refer to as "Lottery"( in my opinion.)
FOR AOS -- If your kid is interested in AOS and commute is not a problem then i would personally suggest TJ but if commute is not ok then AOS is similar to TJ. This year almost all the kids first preference was AET
4) It may seem unfair for the waitlisted kids as they have to wait painfully all summer but the reason for this being AOL admission office does not have any automated updates of kids dropping off due to TJ admissions or other reasons - This process moves slowly . To keep things in perspective - TJ waitlist process is smoother and faster.
So salty.
My kid from a “low competitive” school thumped yours out of the water. They don’t have average grades. Just because you live in a townhouse in Brambleton doesn’t make your kid smarter. This is a public, tax funded school. Students from all across the county should have an equal chance to compete with their peers in Middle school.
Again - since this is the same parent with bad grammar - none of what you said is true. If you want to tell yourself this to feel better, so ahead.
Not sure, what was salty in the original post. It looked like someone coming forward with their opinion to help others. Low of you to comment on person's language skills.
We’re talking about advanced placement schools and grammar doesn’t matter? Birds of a feather…
Sarcasm ? Salty guy was referring to OP Language's skills and not the test taking kid.
Anonymous
05/22/2024 06:38
Subject: AOS AET admissions decisions this week?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:anyone can confirm if there is a lottery in AOL admission process from any authentic info
I will share my experience and thoughts on this(will leave it to your judgement)) - It is not a lottery but there is ridiculous a school quota.
This is what happens :
For Kids from highly competitive schools in county: Kids with good grades A and A+, Algebra 2 and good essay skills and above average stem scores get waitlisted because the school quota is met and are put in waitlist as the number of students AOL can accept from that school is met. This year there were top kids from a MS who are on a waitlist due a difference of .05 avg of the stem critical thinking sections or worst thing AET pathway selection also impacts the admission .
For Kids from low competitive schools: Kids with average grades, Algebra 1 and avg essay skills and average stem scores get admissions.
This is one of the reason folks incorrectly refer to admissions as "Lottery".
Also lot of things are unclear
1) AOL says Essay is taken in criteria - No one shares the score
2) Waitlist ranking is complete mystery
3) For AET - Each year is different in sense how AET pathways selection effects the admission
IN 2022 Nov test taking class (2023 fall)- Kids who selected Engineering/Entrepreneurship got selected even with low stem critical thinking scores and AET IT pathways was tough. Also, Please add school qouta to the mix - it makes things worst
IN 2023 Nov test taking (2024 fall) - Kids who selected Engineering/Entrepreneurship did not get selected with awesome stem scores because everyone selected " engineering" as pathways and lot of kids with AET _IT Pathways got into with low scores.
This is another reason why folks refer to as "Lottery"( in my opinion.)
FOR AOS -- If your kid is interested in AOS and commute is not a problem then i would personally suggest TJ but if commute is not ok then AOS is similar to TJ. This year almost all the kids first preference was AET
4) It may seem unfair for the waitlisted kids as they have to wait painfully all summer but the reason for this being AOL admission office does not have any automated updates of kids dropping off due to TJ admissions or other reasons - This process moves slowly . To keep things in perspective - TJ waitlist process is smoother and faster.
So salty.
My kid from a “low competitive” school thumped yours out of the water. They don’t have average grades. Just because you live in a townhouse in Brambleton doesn’t make your kid smarter. This is a public, tax funded school. Students from all across the county should have an equal chance to compete with their peers in Middle school.
Again - since this is the same parent with bad grammar - none of what you said is true. If you want to tell yourself this to feel better, so ahead.
Not sure, what was salty in the original post. It looked like someone coming forward with their opinion to help others. Low of you to comment on person's language skills.
We’re talking about advanced placement schools and grammar doesn’t matter? Birds of a feather…
Anonymous
05/21/2024 12:31
Subject: AOS AET admissions decisions this week?
It’s very true.And also Test preparation in the right path also matters to get accepted.
So we can’t judge any kid based on this test results.
So we can’t judge any kid based on this test results.
Anonymous
05/21/2024 12:28
Subject: AOS AET admissions decisions this week?
Anonymous wrote:
So salty.
My kid from a “low competitive” school thumped yours out of the water. They don’t have average grades. Just because you live in a townhouse in Brambleton doesn’t make your kid smarter. This is a public, tax funded school. Students from all across the county should have an equal chance to compete with their peers in Middle school.
Again - since this is the same parent with bad grammar - none of what you said is true. If you want to tell yourself this to feel better, so ahead.
totally..uncalled for. The OP just shared the opinion. With no substance you chose to attack the language!
BTW -- the school quota is absolutely A THING. If you attend the AOL sessions they tell you that in there as well. Even in a public, tax funded school system there are some schools who do better than others - a lot of factors make this happen - demographics, teachers, students etc etc. and that changes over time as well. If this was truly based on JUST scores then those 'top schools in any given year' will take most of the spots, further perpetuating the cycle of them being on top! So the school quota helps level it out to an extend and so it should along with a lot of other factors that are not all revealed to us! This is a stressful process and getting accepted OR waitlisted OR rejected is just a reflection on how any kid did on that particular test/criteria combined with how everyone else did on the same test/criteria. No need to take that as a reflection on their lives and experiences! We all live in the LCPS system - which means no student is going to a badly run or underfunded High school no matter where they are in the county. If the kid wanted to get into AOL and didnt get in - there is no reason to blame anything or any process. Just means you have to take a different path to maximize your potential and opportunity.
It’s very true. And also Test preparation in the right path also matters to get accepted.
So we can’t judge any kid based on this test result.
Anonymous
05/21/2024 11:17
Subject: AOS AET admissions decisions this week?
So salty.
My kid from a “low competitive” school thumped yours out of the water. They don’t have average grades. Just because you live in a townhouse in Brambleton doesn’t make your kid smarter. This is a public, tax funded school. Students from all across the county should have an equal chance to compete with their peers in Middle school.
Again - since this is the same parent with bad grammar - none of what you said is true. If you want to tell yourself this to feel better, so ahead.
totally..uncalled for. The OP just shared the opinion. With no substance you chose to attack the language!
BTW -- the school quota is absolutely A THING. If you attend the AOL sessions they tell you that in there as well. Even in a public, tax funded school system there are some schools who do better than others - a lot of factors make this happen - demographics, teachers, students etc etc. and that changes over time as well. If this was truly based on JUST scores then those 'top schools in any given year' will take most of the spots, further perpetuating the cycle of them being on top! So the school quota helps level it out to an extend and so it should along with a lot of other factors that are not all revealed to us! This is a stressful process and getting accepted OR waitlisted OR rejected is just a reflection on how any kid did on that particular test/criteria combined with how everyone else did on the same test/criteria. No need to take that as a reflection on their lives and experiences! We all live in the LCPS system - which means no student is going to a badly run or underfunded High school no matter where they are in the county. If the kid wanted to get into AOL and didnt get in - there is no reason to blame anything or any process. Just means you have to take a different path to maximize your potential and opportunity.