Anonymous
04/10/2021 15:36
Subject: 2021 AAP Admissions Thread
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:It’s humorous that you AAP parents keep fighting the fact that the pool of applicants was smaller this year. Cant you just be grateful your kid got in? Why do you need to believe this was a highly competitive year? It wasn’t.
Ok lady! You do not need to tell people how to feel. Competitive year or not is not for you to decide.
Ok, I’ll stop.
Anonymous
04/10/2021 15:33
Subject: 2021 AAP Admissions Thread
Anonymous wrote:It’s humorous that you AAP parents keep fighting the fact that the pool of applicants was smaller this year. Cant you just be grateful your kid got in? Why do you need to believe this was a highly competitive year? It wasn’t.
Ok lady! You do not need to tell people how to feel. Competitive year or not is not for you to decide.
Anonymous
04/10/2021 15:15
Subject: 2021 AAP Admissions Thread
It’s humorous that you AAP parents keep fighting the fact that the pool of applicants was smaller this year. Cant you just be grateful your kid got in? Why do you need to believe this was a highly competitive year? It wasn’t.
Anonymous
04/10/2021 15:02
Subject: 2021 AAP Admissions Thread
That’s ridiculous.
Hundreds of kids with severe SN disappeared this school year, but they certainly aren’t enrolled in private schools. They just aren’t in school at all.
Hundreds of kids with severe SN disappeared this school year, but they certainly aren’t enrolled in private schools. They just aren’t in school at all.
Anonymous
04/10/2021 14:33
Subject: 2021 AAP Admissions Thread
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I don't agree with that either. Wow...Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I think so many smart kids left for private that this is a very easy year to get into level IV.
No, I don't agree with that at all, not my experience this year.
It's a fact that the county lost 9,000 students. Do you think these were low ses kids? Nope. Do you think they are all homeschooled? Nope. The applications for private schools were tripled in some cases. If there are less in the pool competing for AAP, then it will be easier for those in the pool to get in.
DP. I thought they did a survey on this and the vast majority of the kids in FCPS who went private/homeschool due to the pandemic were either kindergarten who probably redshirted or students with moderate to severe special needs whose parents did not feel distance learning would be useful.
Anonymous
04/10/2021 14:21
Subject: Re:2021 AAP Admissions Thread
I think people should keep in mind that 2E kids test low when they are younger before they figure out how to accommodate themselves. In
My 2E kid scored in the 122 on the NNAT in 1st grade. We found out what the problem was summer after 1st grade and started getting medical services. Much better on Cogat. Same 2E Kid aced SAT at age 13.
I feel for people this year who’s kids can’t even take the Cogat this year. NNAT is all pictures still correct? Kids can have vision problems, even common vision problems, and the kid doesn’t know it because at 7 that’s all they know. Not hard to slip through the cracks when in some areas vision testing for preschoolers assumes they can’t read at all and is a giant picture of a rabbit on the wall. A smart kid could squint hard for one second, see some fuzzy ears and eeek out “rabbit”...but in reality have bad vision.
Probably a bunch of other “ways to mess up an NNAT” scenarios as well. I don’t know what the solution is for a secure second test in a Covid year though...but FCPS needs one.
My 2E kid scored in the 122 on the NNAT in 1st grade. We found out what the problem was summer after 1st grade and started getting medical services. Much better on Cogat. Same 2E Kid aced SAT at age 13.
I feel for people this year who’s kids can’t even take the Cogat this year. NNAT is all pictures still correct? Kids can have vision problems, even common vision problems, and the kid doesn’t know it because at 7 that’s all they know. Not hard to slip through the cracks when in some areas vision testing for preschoolers assumes they can’t read at all and is a giant picture of a rabbit on the wall. A smart kid could squint hard for one second, see some fuzzy ears and eeek out “rabbit”...but in reality have bad vision.
Probably a bunch of other “ways to mess up an NNAT” scenarios as well. I don’t know what the solution is for a secure second test in a Covid year though...but FCPS needs one.
Anonymous
04/10/2021 14:20
Subject: 2021 AAP Admissions Thread
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Did any kid who is in IEP got selected?
Mine did. ADHD.
Parent of HS senior student here. Stopped by forum out of curiosity, was in same place several years ago. DC made AAP ended up at TJ. Biggest regret is the lack of opportunities for DC to interact with children with special needs and various challenges re learning. I do think it would have impacted our DC in a very positive in different way instead of always being amidst like-minded, gifted peers.
Wow.... TJ !! Impressive
How was the journey thru AAP??
Was it to much of pressure for ur child?
My kid has ASD so unsure whether to accept AAP or not.
We didn't submit any parent referral.
He got 146 in NNAT.
Plus side is college will be much easier for them. I was opposite, smart kid in mediocre public HS who got into an Ivy League college and had about a year of growing pains
We loved the teachers in AAP program...not disappointed at all, great classmates, but we believe that working in a high pressure environment has not always been good for DC. If I had to do it all over again with DC, we would stay at base school for HS. That’s what we will do with sibling. TJ is too competitive. DC has done well but it is sad to see a teenager spend their HS days doing so much work...
Anonymous
04/10/2021 14:19
Subject: 2021 AAP Admissions Thread
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I don't agree with that either. Wow...Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I think so many smart kids left for private that this is a very easy year to get into level IV.
No, I don't agree with that at all, not my experience this year.
It's a fact that the county lost 9,000 students. Do you think these were low ses kids? Nope. Do you think they are all homeschooled? Nope. The applications for private schools were tripled in some cases. If there are less in the pool competing for AAP, then it will be easier for those in the pool to get in.
They were mostly kindergartners. Sure, some 2nd and 3rd graders may have left for private or homeschool, but not many.
I live in a decent income neighborhood in Vienna (most people making 200k or more) and I don't know a single kid in my children's 2nd or 5th grade classes that left for private. I do know that our next door neighbor did the opposite and switched from private to public despite the fact that the private was in person and public was remote learning. I'm sure some people have switched to private but there's just no way it had a substantial impact on AAP admissions. Wishful thinking from a private school parent, perhaps
Anonymous
04/10/2021 14:18
Subject: 2021 AAP Admissions Thread
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I don't agree with that either. Wow...Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I think so many smart kids left for private that this is a very easy year to get into level IV.
No, I don't agree with that at all, not my experience this year.
It's a fact that the county lost 9,000 students. Do you think these were low ses kids? Nope. Do you think they are all homeschooled? Nope. The applications for private schools were tripled in some cases. If there are less in the pool competing for AAP, then it will be easier for those in the pool to get in.
And what makes you think that the ones that left fcps to go to private schools are the smart ones?????
Anonymous
04/10/2021 14:12
Subject: 2021 AAP Admissions Thread
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I don't agree with that either. Wow...Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I think so many smart kids left for private that this is a very easy year to get into level IV.
No, I don't agree with that at all, not my experience this year.
It's a fact that the county lost 9,000 students. Do you think these were low ses kids? Nope. Do you think they are all homeschooled? Nope. The applications for private schools were tripled in some cases. If there are less in the pool competing for AAP, then it will be easier for those in the pool to get in.
They were mostly kindergartners. Sure, some 2nd and 3rd graders may have left for private or homeschool, but not many.
Anonymous
04/10/2021 13:38
Subject: 2021 AAP Admissions Thread
Anonymous wrote:I don't agree with that either. Wow...Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I think so many smart kids left for private that this is a very easy year to get into level IV.
No, I don't agree with that at all, not my experience this year.
It's a fact that the county lost 9,000 students. Do you think these were low ses kids? Nope. Do you think they are all homeschooled? Nope. The applications for private schools were tripled in some cases. If there are less in the pool competing for AAP, then it will be easier for those in the pool to get in.
Anonymous
04/10/2021 13:30
Subject: 2021 AAP Admissions Thread
I don't agree with that either. Wow...Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I think so many smart kids left for private that this is a very easy year to get into level IV.
No, I don't agree with that at all, not my experience this year.
Anonymous
04/10/2021 13:30
Subject: 2021 AAP Admissions Thread
Yes, thanks!!Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Someone previously indicated "26 pages in and reading..." When I was finally able to log into the AAP site, it looks like a simple accept or decline. Aside from the email from my child's school's AART, is there another more detailed document coming from FCPS? Or maybe I'm not seeing it because of the website / load issues?
Is this was you are referring to?
"26 pages in and we finally have an acceptance! Congrats!"
The poster meant 26 pages into this acceptance post on dcum
The acceptance is one simple accept or decline (with center/local level IV option if that's applicable)
Anonymous
04/10/2021 13:26
Subject: 2021 AAP Admissions Thread
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:
All 4s on progress report does not indicate advanced learning in any way. 4 means child has learned material in an appropriate timeframe. That would be an expectation for all kids to do this. 4s can also mean child has support, small groups, remediation to learn standards. It doesn’t equate to As or a grade point average.
My child was admitted. His report card is mostly 3s, with some 4s, and even some 2s.
There is no standard meaning for all 4s on a report card. My kids have often had mostly 3s on the first quarter report cards, despite getting perfect scores on every assessment. Then, the scores would magically increase throughout the year and be all 4s in the final report card. Some teachers like to lowball the 1Q and 2Q grades, so they can "show progress."
Anonymous
04/10/2021 13:22
Subject: 2021 AAP Admissions Thread
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Do you think wisc helps with appeal? Score 150, all 4s on reports.
Please advise
Depends on the child's GBRS score...
+1
I’m surprised with that score and all 4s on report card.. definitely ask for their GBRS score. If there are any occasionally observed.. you might have an uphill battle. All 4s on the report card but poor GBRS.. idk 🤷🏻♀️
Did your child work on any AART assignments?
All 4s on progress report does not indicate advanced learning in any way. 4 means child has learned material in an appropriate timeframe. That would be an expectation for all kids to do this. 4s can also mean child has support, small groups, remediation to learn standards. It doesn’t equate to As or a grade point average.
My child was admitted. His report card is mostly 3s, with some 4s, and even some 2s.