Blair Magnet Parents

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Anonymous wrote:Do UMD researchers take non-Blair/PHS students too, or is this more magnet privilege to segregate students?

Why wouldn't they? The magnet might act as a hook but they are many other types of hooks a kid can have.

I don't know why. Things don't happen unless people do them. SMCS has relationships with institutions.

Have non-SMCS schools provided information to students about summer research internship opportunities?

I think what PP meant is RSI program or something similar. There are several these types of program that are free, but harder than getting accepted by Harvard or MIT. RSI can be considered satisfying the R&A course credit, but I doubt if those few prestigious math camp can satisfy the requirements (again, extremely hard to get accepted, so if accepted, kids should definitely choose those over an internship).

Sorry if this question is too naive, but what are those prestigious math camps that are extremely hard to get accepted?

[Anonymous]

Just a personal preference, I would rather my kid be at a summer intern at a research institute than in a prestigious math camps (even though they maybe hard to get in)

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do UMD researchers take non-Blair/PHS students too, or is this more magnet privilege to segregate students?

Why wouldn't they? The magnet might act as a hook but they are many other types of hooks a kid can have.

I don't know why. Things don't happen unless people do them. SMCS has relationships with institutions.

Have non-SMCS schools provided information to students about summer research internship opportunities?

I think what PP meant is RSI program or something similar. There are several these types of program that are free, but harder than getting accepted by Harvard or MIT. RSI can be considered satisfying the R&A course credit, but I doubt if those few prestigious math camp can satisfy the requirements (again, extremely hard to get accepted, so if accepted, kids should definitely choose those over an internship).

Sorry if this question is too naive, but what are those prestigious math camps that are extremely hard to get accepted?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Just a personal preference, I would rather my kid be at a summer intern at a research institute than in a prestigious math camps (even though they maybe hard to get in)

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do UMD researchers take non-Blair/PHS students too, or is this more magnet privilege to segregate students?

Why wouldn't they? The magnet might act as a hook but they are many other types of hooks a kid can have.

I don't know why. Things don't happen unless people do them. SMCS has relationships with institutions.

Have non-SMCS schools provided information to students about summer research internship opportunities?

I think what PP meant is RSI program or something similar. There are several these types of program that are free, but harder than getting accepted by Harvard or MIT. RSI can be considered satisfying the R&A course credit, but I doubt if those few prestigious math camp can satisfy the requirements (again, extremely hard to get accepted, so if accepted, kids should definitely choose those over an internship).

Sorry if this question is too naive, but what are those prestigious math camps that are extremely hard to get accepted?

What a weird comment to make without explaining yourself. Do you think your children are your dolls?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do UMD researchers take non-Blair/PHS students too, or is this more magnet privilege to segregate students?

Why wouldn't they? The magnet might act as a hook but they are many other types of hooks a kid can have.

I don't know why. Things don't happen unless people do them. SMCS has relationships with institutions.

Have non-SMCS schools provided information to students about summer research internship opportunities?

I think what PP meant is RSI program or something similar. There are several these types of program that are free, but harder than getting accepted by Harvard or MIT. RSI can be considered satisfying the R&A course credit, but I doubt if those few prestigious math camp can satisfy the requirements (again, extremely hard to get accepted, so if accepted, kids should definitely choose those over an internship).

Sorry if this question is too naive, but what are those prestigious math camps that are extremely hard to get accepted?

https://hcssim.org/

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do UMD researchers take non-Blair/PHS students too, or is this more magnet privilege to segregate students?

Why wouldn't they? The magnet might act as a hook but they are many other types of hooks a kid can have.

I don't know why. Things don't happen unless people do them. SMCS has relationships with institutions.

Have non-SMCS schools provided information to students about summer research internship opportunities?

I think what PP meant is RSI program or something similar. There are several these types of program that are free, but harder than getting accepted by Harvard or MIT. RSI can be considered satisfying the R&A course credit, but I doubt if those few prestigious math camp can satisfy the requirements (again, extremely hard to get accepted, so if accepted, kids should definitely choose those over an internship).

Sorry if this question is too naive, but what are those prestigious math camps that are extremely hard to get accepted?

https://hcssim.org/

I don't think this linked camp is among those most prestigious ones.
The most competitive ones include Canada/USA math camp (mostly for MOPPERS), PROMYS, SUMaC, and Ross math program. They are not cheap, but they not the "cash-cow" programs but really selective and highly-regarded camps. They all offer financial aid if needed. Some camps do offer research mentorship for math topics.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do UMD researchers take non-Blair/PHS students too, or is this more magnet privilege to segregate students?

Why wouldn't they? The magnet might act as a hook but they are many other types of hooks a kid can have.

I don't know why. Things don't happen unless people do them. SMCS has relationships with institutions.

Have non-SMCS schools provided information to students about summer research internship opportunities?

I think what PP meant is RSI program or something similar. There are several these types of program that are free, but harder than getting accepted by Harvard or MIT. RSI can be considered satisfying the R&A course credit, but I doubt if those few prestigious math camp can satisfy the requirements (again, extremely hard to get accepted, so if accepted, kids should definitely choose those over an internship).

Sorry if this question is too naive, but what are those prestigious math camps that are extremely hard to get accepted?

https://hcssim.org/

I don't think this linked camp is among those most prestigious ones.
The most competitive ones include Canada/USA math camp (mostly for MOPPERS), PROMYS, SUMaC, and Ross math program. They are not cheap, but they not the "cash-cow" programs but really selective and highly-regarded camps. They all offer financial aid if needed. Some camps do offer research mentorship for math topics.

Hampshire is absolutely top tier. It's on every list and its also one the oldest, maybe the oldest one still running.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hampshire_College_Summer_Studies_in_Mathematics

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:My kid put all their eggs into one basket, which was a residential summer program at a university. If they had not been accepted, they would have been very late into the year without a summer research assignment. So for parents of younger kids, I'd strongly advise you to make sure your student is reaching out to multiple people and apply to multiple programs. (To be fair, I'm sure they were told this in class, but my kid did not follow through. And they're usually pretty self-sufficient, so by the time we realized they hadn't applied anywhere else, it was so close to the notification date for the summer program that they just waited it out.)

How is a residential summer program that you pay for an internship? Did this meet the criteria for the Blair magnet? I thought most of those programs were cash cows only and usually unaffiliated with the prestigious institution where they are located.

Ok, that was a lot of assumptions.

First, I don’t think the requirement is an “internship,” I think it is that the kids do some kind of research that they can report on.

DC found this program through the Senior Research course, on a list of possible summer programs. The teacher gave them a recommendation, and knows they’re going, so I feel pretty confident in saying that it is SMCS-approved.

I don’t know about programs you pay to attend. I’d assume some of them offer research opportunities. This program is free for students, including transportation to the university, and the students receive a stipend.

Does that answer your (very weird and judgmental) questions?

Wow, that was defensive. How does “did that program meet the requirements?” Get interpreted as “that program can’t possibly have met the requirements?”

Interesting that it is a legit program when so many “residential summer programs aat universities” are not. Congrats to your kid. I hope you aren’t this persnickety in person.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Just a personal preference, I would rather my kid be at a summer intern at a research institute than in a prestigious math camps (even though they maybe hard to get in)

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do UMD researchers take non-Blair/PHS students too, or is this more magnet privilege to segregate students?

Why wouldn't they? The magnet might act as a hook but they are many other types of hooks a kid can have.

I don't know why. Things don't happen unless people do them. SMCS has relationships with institutions.

Have non-SMCS schools provided information to students about summer research internship opportunities?

I think what PP meant is RSI program or something similar. There are several these types of program that are free, but harder than getting accepted by Harvard or MIT. RSI can be considered satisfying the R&A course credit, but I doubt if those few prestigious math camp can satisfy the requirements (again, extremely hard to get accepted, so if accepted, kids should definitely choose those over an internship).

Sorry if this question is too naive, but what are those prestigious math camps that are extremely hard to get accepted?

What a weird comment to make without explaining yourself. Do you think your children are your dolls?

What a weird comparison to make without explaining it.