Blair CAP

[Anonymous]

I'd like to know this too and how big is the wait pool? I heard some of the regional DCC magnets have a 60 percent acceptance rate or higher. Is this one of them?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'd like to know this too and how big is the wait pool? I heard some of the regional DCC magnets have a 60 percent acceptance rate or higher. Is this one of them?

I don’t know the answer to this question. Other than that it is a competitive, excellent program. I don’t get though why people have to put other programs down. This is high school. There is a long way to go. I have had kids that have gone through many magnets. Some of the best ones may also promote some stifling group think.

[Anonymous]

Also very interested to know about likelihood of moving from CAP wait pool. DD got RMIB but REALLY wants CAP.

[Anonymous]

From the open house the impression I have is that they overadmit by a lot expecting a certain yield, but I don't know by how much and haven't heard whether they are receiving more or less declines than expected. From DD's friends I only know those attending and a couple on the fence and trying to decide between other programs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:From the open house the impression I have is that they overadmit by a lot expecting a certain yield, but I don't know by how much and haven't heard whether they are receiving more or less declines than expected. From DD's friends I only know those attending and a couple on the fence and trying to decide between other programs.

So at the open house they didn’t tell you how many places, how many applicants and how many offers?

[Anonymous]

NP. I didn't hear that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:From the open house the impression I have is that they overadmit by a lot expecting a certain yield, but I don't know by how much and haven't heard whether they are receiving more or less declines than expected. From DD's friends I only know those attending and a couple on the fence and trying to decide between other programs.

So at the open house they didn’t tell you how many places, how many applicants and how many offers?

100 places. But no, they didn’t announce how many applicants or offers. I had an older child go through cap as well in the past and they didn’t announce any of this at that time, either.

[Anonymous]

They didn't put that on the waitlist letter? My child is on the WL for two different programs and they had the applicant number.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They didn't put that on the waitlist letter? My child is on the WL for two different programs and they had the applicant number.

This must be lottery programs. CAP is selective. It has a wait pool not a waitlist.

[Anonymous]

No, this was wait pool for RMIB and Poolesville Global. Sorry I used the wrong wording. I guess it's a wait pool.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No, this was wait pool for RMIB and Poolesville Global. Sorry I used the wrong wording. I guess it's a wait pool.

Right and wait pools aren’t numbered. You only get a number for the lottery programs. For application “criteria” programs you are in a wait pool that is not ranked.

[Anonymous]

The wait pool letters (but not the invite letters) for some criteria-based magnets listed the number of applicants for this year. Did the CAP waitlist letters list the number of applicants?

[Anonymous]

CAP waitpool letters for those who are sticklers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The wait pool letters (but not the invite letters) for some criteria-based magnets listed the number of applicants for this year. Did the CAP waitlist letters list the number of applicants?

No

[Anonymous]

Do Blair CAP kids also take comp science classes? DC is interested in humanities and comp science.