Blair magnet and RMIB - how have EA/ED gone?

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Anonymous wrote:I find it weird how there never seems to be any real information about where Blair SMCS kids go to college, while most of the other schools have instagram pages and RMIB even has a document I’ve seen on previous threads that summarizes admits. Why is Blair SMCS so closed up about it? I know many of the kids go to UM but really would be good to know. It’s a really strong cohort of kids and some realistic expectation setting would be helpful, considering how much kids can’t help but compare themselves to their peers.

The magnet administrator very much doesn’t want to share that info. He made that very clear at the open houses - it has no bearing on where your kid will go and you should pick that program if it’s the right level of challenge for your kid not because you expect it to get them into a particular college.

I’m certain the main reason most of the magnet applicants/students want to go to that magnet is because they and their parents want to get into a particular college. So, yes, these people want to know what the end result of having gone to the magnet will likely look like.

Nope. Not why my kid is there, and you seem to have completely missed the point. The magnet administrator specifically says to prospective students everywhere that this is not the place for you if you are focused only on college applications. He wouldn’t even show his slide on where kids were admitted.

Agreed --Another Blair parent.

One of the reasons why my kid chose Blair over RM. This was several years ago, but RM presentation was very name dropping and tried to overtly one-up Blair. Hopefully RM has changed that with new admin. Really like Mr. O's approach.

Class of '25 parent here. I also appreciated the Blair presentation over the RM presentation. I didn't like the name dropping and hope that the administrators are doing that less.

However, my sci/tech kid didn't want to commute to Blair and chose RMIB. He has been having a great experience at RM. Yes, there is a trade-off especially for a math/sci kid. But it is not a pressure cooker enviroment for him at all, and he is enjoying the program.

He works hard but has plenty of time for sleep and his extracurriculars. Not having a long commute certainly helps with a good night's sleep and time for ECs!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My Sr RMIB kid said there were:

1 NYU admit
1 Barnard admit
1 Brown deferral
2 or 3 Brown rejects
1 Swarthmore deferral
1 Yale reject

I think it’s a tough year.

at least 1 Brown admit

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Brown, Harvard, MIT, Chicago, Carnegie Mellon, Cornell, Vandy, Duke, Northwestern @RMIB. That is not a tough year.

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Brown, Harvard, Hopkins, Duke, Northwestern, and those are just the ones my kid knows about, at our "W" school -- Wheaton!

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Anonymous wrote:I find it weird how there never seems to be any real information about where Blair SMCS kids go to college, while most of the other schools have instagram pages and RMIB even has a document I’ve seen on previous threads that summarizes admits. Why is Blair SMCS so closed up about it? I know many of the kids go to UM but really would be good to know. It’s a really strong cohort of kids and some realistic expectation setting would be helpful, considering how much kids can’t help but compare themselves to their peers.

The magnet administrator very much doesn’t want to share that info. He made that very clear at the open houses - it has no bearing on where your kid will go and you should pick that program if it’s the right level of challenge for your kid not because you expect it to get them into a particular college.

I’m certain the main reason most of the magnet applicants/students want to go to that magnet is because they and their parents want to get into a particular college. So, yes, these people want to know what the end result of having gone to the magnet will likely look like.

Nope. Not why my kid is there, and you seem to have completely missed the point. The magnet administrator specifically says to prospective students everywhere that this is not the place for you if you are focused only on college applications. He wouldn’t even show his slide on where kids were admitted.

Agreed --Another Blair parent.

One of the reasons why my kid chose Blair over RM. This was several years ago, but RM presentation was very name dropping and tried to overtly one-up Blair. Hopefully RM has changed that with new admin. Really like Mr. O's approach.

+1 This is why I love Blair magnet. And why RMIB turned me off.

Me too! Mt child turned down RMIB because of that. Blair is trying very hard to discourage that unhealthy competition among the kids. Which I so love. I hear positive stories from my kiddo.

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Anonymous wrote:I find it weird how there never seems to be any real information about where Blair SMCS kids go to college, while most of the other schools have instagram pages and RMIB even has a document I’ve seen on previous threads that summarizes admits. Why is Blair SMCS so closed up about it? I know many of the kids go to UM but really would be good to know. It’s a really strong cohort of kids and some realistic expectation setting would be helpful, considering how much kids can’t help but compare themselves to their peers.

The magnet administrator very much doesn’t want to share that info. He made that very clear at the open houses - it has no bearing on where your kid will go and you should pick that program if it’s the right level of challenge for your kid not because you expect it to get them into a particular college.

I’m certain the main reason most of the magnet applicants/students want to go to that magnet is because they and their parents want to get into a particular college. So, yes, these people want to know what the end result of having gone to the magnet will likely look like.

Nope. Not why my kid is there, and you seem to have completely missed the point. The magnet administrator specifically says to prospective students everywhere that this is not the place for you if you are focused only on college applications. He wouldn’t even show his slide on where kids were admitted.

Agreed --Another Blair parent.

One of the reasons why my kid chose Blair over RM. This was several years ago, but RM presentation was very name dropping and tried to overtly one-up Blair. Hopefully RM has changed that with new admin. Really like Mr. O's approach.

+1 This is why I love Blair magnet. And why RMIB turned me off.

Me too! Mt child turned down RMIB because of that. Blair is trying very hard to discourage that unhealthy competition among the kids. Which I so love. I hear positive stories from my kiddo.

This thread is really surprising to me, because I have a senior at RMIB and we have not found there to be any unhealthy competition among the kids. They are really supportive, help each other with homework and extracurriculars. etc. There are maybe one or two exceptions -- I actually get the impression that those are kids who aren't that into the program whose parents maybe forced them there, so they are under pressure to do well w/o having the internal interest. Most of the kids are there just because they really liked the concept of the program and like learning. Because of the economic diversity, a lot of the kids aren't even looking at the private schools, so I think that creates less of a sense that all the top kids are going Ivy or whatever.

On the PP's point about the racist comment at shadow day. I'm really sorry to hear that. My sense is that there are a few kids that are known for making racially insensitive comments, but that it's not looked well upon by their peers. I have kids at other schools and my sense is that every school has a few of those kids.

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Anonymous wrote:Brown, Harvard, Hopkins, Duke, Northwestern, and those are just the ones my kid knows about, at our "W" school -- Wheaton!

Wheaton is the best W!

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Anonymous wrote:Brown, Harvard, Hopkins, Duke, Northwestern, and those are just the ones my kid knows about, at our "W" school -- Wheaton!

This post made me smile and cheer. Congrats to those kids, and to all the others experiencing the anticipation and excitement around college plans.

Signed,
A Blair CAP parent who does not GAF about where my kids’ classmates go for higher ed and hopes they all are learn a lot and are happy

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Bump for this year...

How have acceptances gone?

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Bethesda Magazine has info on last year. Starts on page 82. https://issuu.com/bethesdamagazine/docs/bethesda-sept-2024

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Not sure how to interpret this list. It would be helpful to know admits by magnets.

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Anonymous wrote:All the Blair parents claiming to be put off by RMIB focus on college admissions are full of it. They'd be on this thread crowing if Blair's EA/ED results were amazing. Like the TJ parents gushing about all the MIT early admits.

When have you ever seen Blair's parents crowing about Blair's EA/ED results? Even though Blair usually has the best college admissions than any MCPS school.

Blair SMACS discourage sharing EA/ED results publicly or between friends. Although admitted this comes with the downside of not being able to optimize your strategy of regular round applications, it significantly reduces the pressure, anxiety and jealousy that could otherwise destroy some kids at this sensitive period. So I'm grateful to it.

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Anonymous wrote:All the Blair parents claiming to be put off by RMIB focus on college admissions are full of it. They'd be on this thread crowing if Blair's EA/ED results were amazing. Like the TJ parents gushing about all the MIT early admits.

When have you ever seen Blair's parents crowing about Blair's EA/ED results? Even though Blair usually has the best college admissions than any MCPS school.

Blair SMACS discourage sharing EA/ED results publicly or between friends. Although admitted this comes with the downside of not being able to optimize your strategy of regular round applications, it significantly reduces the pressure, anxiety and jealousy that could otherwise destroy some kids at this sensitive period. So I'm grateful to it.

I'd rather kids be open and honest about it and chip in to help their friends strategize prepare applications.

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Anonymous wrote:All the Blair parents claiming to be put off by RMIB focus on college admissions are full of it. They'd be on this thread crowing if Blair's EA/ED results were amazing. Like the TJ parents gushing about all the MIT early admits.

When have you ever seen Blair's parents crowing about Blair's EA/ED results? Even though Blair usually has the best college admissions than any MCPS school.

Blair SMACS discourage sharing EA/ED results publicly or between friends. Although admitted this comes with the downside of not being able to optimize your strategy of regular round applications, it significantly reduces the pressure, anxiety and jealousy that could otherwise destroy some kids at this sensitive period. So I'm grateful to it.

I'd rather kids be open and honest about it and chip in to help their friends strategize prepare applications.

That’s what Counselors and College Counselors are for.

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Anonymous wrote:Not sure how to interpret this list. It would be helpful to know admits by magnets.

Why?

If your reason for choosing a magnet program is college admissions, then you are better off not attending the magnet. It's not about the destination, it's about the journey.