Anonymous
Post 06/06/2011 16:40     Subject: Re:GT/AAP Appeals
There is a Center Eligibility Report floating around on the other threads from 2004-2005 (unfortunately, the only year for which it is available). At least during that time frame, about half of the appeals were successful, with a twist. If you submitted WISC scores, you had about a 90% chance on appeal. If you did not, your chances sunk to around 20%. I was unable to cut and paste the link here, but you can google "2004-2005 Fairfax Gifted Center Eligibility Report" and you should be able to find it. Good luck everyone!
Anonymous
Post 06/06/2011 15:45     Subject: Re:GT/AAP Appeals
Seems like when appealing, new score such as WISC-IV is almost a must.

Anonymous
Post 06/06/2011 15:29     Subject: GT/AAP Appeals
I think it is 50% of the children who submit new scores. Some people appeal without them.
Anonymous
Post 06/06/2011 15:24     Subject: Re:GT/AAP Appeals
Anonymous wrote:

there was a very authoritative sounding poster above who said about fifty percent (50%) of those who appeal are accepted. This amounts to about 6% of the students in the program.


Thanks, sounds very relieving if true.
I wonder why the AAP coordinator at my kids local school gave that negative impression.
Anonymous
Post 06/06/2011 14:46     Subject: Re:GT/AAP Appeals
Anonymous wrote:Going back to the real topic.
Can someone refresh the statistics?
How many kids don't make it on the first round, how many kids appeal, how many get accepted with appeal, etc.
At the AAP informational session at a local school, I recall the AAP coordinator gave impression that it's very tough to make it through appeal once you get rejected on the first round. However by reading the forums it sounds like quiet number of kids get in with appeal.



there was a very authoritative sounding poster above who said about fifty percent (50%) of those who appeal are accepted. This amounts to about 6% of the students in the program.
Anonymous
Post 06/06/2011 14:18     Subject: Re:GT/AAP Appeals
Going back to the real topic.
Can someone refresh the statistics?
How many kids don't make it on the first round, how many kids appeal, how many get accepted with appeal, etc.
At the AAP informational session at a local school, I recall the AAP coordinator gave impression that it's very tough to make it through appeal once you get rejected on the first round. However by reading the forums it sounds like quiet number of kids get in with appeal.



Anonymous
Post 06/06/2011 14:05     Subject: GT/AAP Appeals
Anonymous wrote:

LOL. The statement above is what keeps the people on this thread going. What happens when your child gets a college rejection letter? Are you going to submit an appeal, too, as well as handicap your chances?


You seem didn't have a college education.
You usually apply for several colleges - 1st choice, 2nd choice, 3rd choice, etc.
Just follow through each college's admissions procedures. Some colleges may have appeal process. Some not.

If you get rejected by your first choice, but it has appeal policy, you got options - go for the appeal or just go with 2nd choice.

Also there's a process for 'transfer'. So if you had to pick your 2nd or 3rd choice for a given year, you still have option to re-apply your 1st choice next year while attending other colleges. Most of the credits will be transferred.

Actually some of the process are kind of similar to AAP selection process in some ways.
Is it too complicated for you?

Anonymous
Post 06/06/2011 13:10     Subject: Re:GT/AAP Appeals
PP I just see one delusional psycho on the forum.
Anonymous
Post 06/06/2011 13:02     Subject: GT/AAP Appeals
Sounds like their are LOTS of judgemental people on both sides here - both appeallers and anti-appeallers. But now is the time for peace please. Anyone that wanted to appeal, would have already had to do so. There is no need to attack one another or their motivations.

I'm sure everyone just wants what is best for their kids whether you agree with it or not.
Anonymous
Post 06/06/2011 12:57     Subject: GT/AAP Appeals
We are also waiting on our appeal letter!! Good luck everyone! Post if you get your response!
Anonymous
Post 06/06/2011 12:29     Subject: Re:GT/AAP Appeals
Finally, a civil and non-psycho post! Thank you, 11:26. Any one else have anything nice to add to the conversation? The others should go sit in time-out. Warm thoughts to all the appealers waiting for the county's process to play out. By the way, lots of kids who get in on appeal do extremely well in AAP. In the Local Level IV classes at our base school, about 1/3 of the kids are not even center eligible (gasp!) and all of them are keeping up with their peers (and even exceeding them). They all have strengths and weaknesses. Good luck everyone!
Anonymous
Post 06/06/2011 11:26     Subject: GT/AAP Appeals
Hi, 9:49 thank you for the useful information.I am very curious to see what the outcome of theis whole process is going to be. Just curious are you waiting for an appeals decision as well, if so good luck and good thoughts to you.
Anonymous
Post 06/06/2011 10:19     Subject: GT/AAP Appeals
Anonymous wrote:8:20, FCPS provides an appeal process. You claim that families that utilize this process are pushy, can't accept rejection, etc. etc., but the fact is the county provides this process, presumably for the very reason that sometimes a qualified student might have gotten overlooked by the county for some reason or another during the first round.

We are truly sorry that the AAP pool may be diluted for your little genius by having a broader range of qualified kids there. Like your comment about accepting a college rejection letter, what about your kid accepting that her classroom composition might have - gasp! - some children with a CogAT score lower than a 150?

I think 8:20's game is her kid got in, and she wants to dissuade other families from appealing, getting in too, and thus increasing little genius' class size. Well, too late now for this school year, 8:20!


No one will be dissuaded by a delusional psycho with no fact and no logic.
Anonymous
Post 06/06/2011 10:11     Subject: GT/AAP Appeals
8:20's kid may have come from private school, ofcourse spending lot of money, and now expectes a public school to be like private school.
Anonymous
Post 06/06/2011 10:05     Subject: GT/AAP Appeals
8:20, FCPS provides an appeal process. You claim that families that utilize this process are pushy, can't accept rejection, etc. etc., but the fact is the county provides this process, presumably for the very reason that sometimes a qualified student might have gotten overlooked by the county for some reason or another during the first round.

We are truly sorry that the AAP pool may be diluted for your little genius by having a broader range of qualified kids there. Like your comment about accepting a college rejection letter, what about your kid accepting that her classroom composition might have - gasp! - some children with a CogAT score lower than a 150?

I think 8:20's game is her kid got in, and she wants to dissuade other families from appealing, getting in too, and thus increasing little genius' class size. Well, too late now for this school year, 8:20!