Bethesda Magazine College Bound Chart for 2020 grads

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If you go to Michigan you're a failure

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Anonymous wrote:PP 12:35 If your sole goal is college admissions, please don't apply to the magnet program. It's not what it's about. We understand that our kid would be at the tippy top student at a regular school- but maybe only average in a magnet program.

Sincerely RMIB Magnet Mom.

Agree with this

+1 if you want to play that game, you're better off being a big fish in a little pond. Go to a mediocre performing school, and outshine everyone, then apply to elite univ. They'd love to have you.

So you’d rather do that in college? Isn’t that the same thing people above are arguing? Go to a magnet school, then a mediocre college and shine so some great grad school might take you?

I get you all need to convince yourselves of your noble motives in going through the magnet program but I don’t see some moral failing in considering what impact this has on your kids’ future options. We’ve looked hard at the magnet programs in MoCo - let me tell you something - they aren’t some gift from God. Interesting to be sure but your arrogance at being a magnet parent is astounding.

If anyone is arrogant here, it’s you with your “let me tell you something” and “mediocre college” with zero experience with the magnet or college admissions. They are giving you really good advice, and you should stop and just listen.

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Anonymous wrote:PP 12:35 If your sole goal is college admissions, please don't apply to the magnet program. It's not what it's about. We understand that our kid would be at the tippy top student at a regular school- but maybe only average in a magnet program.

Sincerely RMIB Magnet Mom.

Agree with this

+1 if you want to play that game, you're better off being a big fish in a little pond. Go to a mediocre performing school, and outshine everyone, then apply to elite univ. They'd love to have you.

So you’d rather do that in college? Isn’t that the same thing people above are arguing? Go to a magnet school, then a mediocre college and shine so some great grad school might take you?

I get you all need to convince yourselves of your noble motives in going through the magnet program but I don’t see some moral failing in considering what impact this has on your kids’ future options. We’ve looked hard at the magnet programs in MoCo - let me tell you something - they aren’t some gift from God. Interesting to be sure but your arrogance at being a magnet parent is astounding.

If anyone is arrogant here, it’s you with your “let me tell you something” and “mediocre college” with zero experience with the magnet or college admissions. They are giving you really good advice, and you should stop and just listen.

Really? I can’t get a straight answer - just platitudes. And an attempt to paint people like me as some kind of impure mercenary who doesn’t believe in the nobility of the magnet program. Oh, and how their kids would be “tippy top” among the unwashed masses at a “regular” school. .

If your kid likes both the program and potentially wants to go to somewhere other than UMd what is the balancing act? It’s not enough to be so pure of heart and motive which if you read is the only “really good advice” that’s been provided.

This isn’t some holy order they are joining. Kids may want the program AND the college choices. Figuring out if and how much you’re hurting the latter in favor of the former is a relevant concern, your sanctimonious blathering aside.

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Anonymous wrote:PP 12:35 If your sole goal is college admissions, please don't apply to the magnet program. It's not what it's about. We understand that our kid would be at the tippy top student at a regular school- but maybe only average in a magnet program.

Sincerely RMIB Magnet Mom.

Agree with this

+1 if you want to play that game, you're better off being a big fish in a little pond. Go to a mediocre performing school, and outshine everyone, then apply to elite univ. They'd love to have you.

So you’d rather do that in college? Isn’t that the same thing people above are arguing? Go to a magnet school, then a mediocre college and shine so some great grad school might take you?

I get you all need to convince yourselves of your noble motives in going through the magnet program but I don’t see some moral failing in considering what impact this has on your kids’ future options. We’ve looked hard at the magnet programs in MoCo - let me tell you something - they aren’t some gift from God. Interesting to be sure but your arrogance at being a magnet parent is astounding.

I'd rather my kid have excellent-quality experiences wherever he is. If he learns to work hard in very challenging classes, he will excel wherever he goes.

It's not about "mediocre" (your word) or "elite" schools. It's about him and his experience.

Hey asshat, mediocre wasn’t my word. Look at 13:26 post - where it was first used to describe non magnet high schools. Evidently you magnet parents love to criticize non magnet high schools but recoil when the word is used to describe the colleges your children attend.

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Anonymous wrote:If you go to Michigan you're a failure

I have no affiliation with Michigan. I would argue that if you are a top student who wants the absolute best "big school" experience with top programs across virtually every major, then I couldn't disagree with this statement more. Not everyone wants to go to a New England quaint small school.

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Anonymous wrote:PP 12:35 If your sole goal is college admissions, please don't apply to the magnet program. It's not what it's about. We understand that our kid would be at the tippy top student at a regular school- but maybe only average in a magnet program.

Sincerely RMIB Magnet Mom.

Agree with this

+1 if you want to play that game, you're better off being a big fish in a little pond. Go to a mediocre performing school, and outshine everyone, then apply to elite univ. They'd love to have you.

So you’d rather do that in college? Isn’t that the same thing people above are arguing? Go to a magnet school, then a mediocre college and shine so some great grad school might take you?

I get you all need to convince yourselves of your noble motives in going through the magnet program but I don’t see some moral failing in considering what impact this has on your kids’ future options. We’ve looked hard at the magnet programs in MoCo - let me tell you something - they aren’t some gift from God. Interesting to be sure but your arrogance at being a magnet parent is astounding.

If anyone is arrogant here, it’s you with your “let me tell you something” and “mediocre college” with zero experience with the magnet or college admissions. They are giving you really good advice, and you should stop and just listen.

Really? I can’t get a straight answer - just platitudes. And an attempt to paint people like me as some kind of impure mercenary who doesn’t believe in the nobility of the magnet program. Oh, and how their kids would be “tippy top” among the unwashed masses at a “regular” school. .

If your kid likes both the program and potentially wants to go to somewhere other than UMd what is the balancing act? It’s not enough to be so pure of heart and motive which if you read is the only “really good advice” that’s been provided.

This isn’t some holy order they are joining. Kids may want the program AND the college choices. Figuring out if and how much you’re hurting the latter in favor of the former is a relevant concern, your sanctimonious blathering aside.

I will probably regret responding to your rude post but let me try
I would say that it is difficult to stand out from your peer group in the magnet program when the average SAT score is around 1540 and 40% are NMSF.
If you are interested in going to a top 20 school you would need to have something on your application that makes you stand out For some colleges it could be national level awards eg Regeneron. There are even students who manage to juggle the program with high level musical pursuits or athletic pursuits. Athletic hooks are very desirable as you know
So it is a challenge, and yes I think it would be easier for the same student in their home school to stand out, get the “best student I’ve taught in years” recommendations etc.
I would agree with some of the previous posters who have simply pointed out to you that their children are getting a quality education at UMD and have a wonderful peer group Many of these students have turned down top 20 offers to attend UMD.
If your main priority is maximizing the likelihood of your child attending a top 20 school or if that is what your child really wants then you are probably better off at your home school

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Anonymous wrote:If you go to Michigan you're a failure

At least it is not Cornell!

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Langley usually prints their senior destination schools in the Saxon Scope (school newspaper/flyer), but it was not widely distributed this year, because so many seniors were admitted into deferral slots they would have not otherwise been offered. ie: seniors who would have settled two tiers down, even with a D1 sport, were offered two tiers up.

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Anonymous wrote:PP 12:35 If your sole goal is college admissions, please don't apply to the magnet program. It's not what it's about. We understand that our kid would be at the tippy top student at a regular school- but maybe only average in a magnet program.

Sincerely RMIB Magnet Mom.

Agree with this

+1 if you want to play that game, you're better off being a big fish in a little pond. Go to a mediocre performing school, and outshine everyone, then apply to elite univ. They'd love to have you.

So you’d rather do that in college? Isn’t that the same thing people above are arguing? Go to a magnet school, then a mediocre college and shine so some great grad school might take you?

I get you all need to convince yourselves of your noble motives in going through the magnet program but I don’t see some moral failing in considering what impact this has on your kids’ future options. We’ve looked hard at the magnet programs in MoCo - let me tell you something - they aren’t some gift from God. Interesting to be sure but your arrogance at being a magnet parent is astounding.

If anyone is arrogant here, it’s you with your “let me tell you something” and “mediocre college” with zero experience with the magnet or college admissions. They are giving you really good advice, and you should stop and just listen.

Really? I can’t get a straight answer - just platitudes. And an attempt to paint people like me as some kind of impure mercenary who doesn’t believe in the nobility of the magnet program. Oh, and how their kids would be “tippy top” among the unwashed masses at a “regular” school. .

If your kid likes both the program and potentially wants to go to somewhere other than UMd what is the balancing act? It’s not enough to be so pure of heart and motive which if you read is the only “really good advice” that’s been provided.

This isn’t some holy order they are joining. Kids may want the program AND the college choices. Figuring out if and how much you’re hurting the latter in favor of the former is a relevant concern, your sanctimonious blathering aside.

I will probably regret responding to your rude post but let me try
I would say that it is difficult to stand out from your peer group in the magnet program when the average SAT score is around 1540 and 40% are NMSF.
If you are interested in going to a top 20 school you would need to have something on your application that makes you stand out For some colleges it could be national level awards eg Regeneron. There are even students who manage to juggle the program with high level musical pursuits or athletic pursuits. Athletic hooks are very desirable as you know
So it is a challenge, and yes I think it would be easier for the same student in their home school to stand out, get the “best student I’ve taught in years” recommendations etc.
I would agree with some of the previous posters who have simply pointed out to you that their children are getting a quality education at UMD and have a wonderful peer group Many of these students have turned down top 20 offers to attend UMD.
If your main priority is maximizing the likelihood of your child attending a top 20 school or if that is what your child really wants then you are probably better off at your home school

Thank you.

Considering how difficult it evidently is to be accepted at a top 20 school and the low numbers of admits, how do people react when these students regularly turn them down to attend UMd? I mean if you were one of the 50+ kids rejected from MIT how do you feel if that kid decides to go to UMD?

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Anonymous wrote:PP 12:35 If your sole goal is college admissions, please don't apply to the magnet program. It's not what it's about. We understand that our kid would be at the tippy top student at a regular school- but maybe only average in a magnet program.

Sincerely RMIB Magnet Mom.

Agree with this

+1 if you want to play that game, you're better off being a big fish in a little pond. Go to a mediocre performing school, and outshine everyone, then apply to elite univ. They'd love to have you.

So you’d rather do that in college? Isn’t that the same thing people above are arguing? Go to a magnet school, then a mediocre college and shine so some great grad school might take you?

I get you all need to convince yourselves of your noble motives in going through the magnet program but I don’t see some moral failing in considering what impact this has on your kids’ future options. We’ve looked hard at the magnet programs in MoCo - let me tell you something - they aren’t some gift from God. Interesting to be sure but your arrogance at being a magnet parent is astounding.

If anyone is arrogant here, it’s you with your “let me tell you something” and “mediocre college” with zero experience with the magnet or college admissions. They are giving you really good advice, and you should stop and just listen.

Really? I can’t get a straight answer - just platitudes. And an attempt to paint people like me as some kind of impure mercenary who doesn’t believe in the nobility of the magnet program. Oh, and how their kids would be “tippy top” among the unwashed masses at a “regular” school. .

If your kid likes both the program and potentially wants to go to somewhere other than UMd what is the balancing act? It’s not enough to be so pure of heart and motive which if you read is the only “really good advice” that’s been provided.

This isn’t some holy order they are joining. Kids may want the program AND the college choices. Figuring out if and how much you’re hurting the latter in favor of the former is a relevant concern, your sanctimonious blathering aside.

Yep. Can’t believe you ever dared to call someone else arrogant.
Has your kid even been accepted?

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Anonymous wrote:PP 12:35 If your sole goal is college admissions, please don't apply to the magnet program. It's not what it's about. We understand that our kid would be at the tippy top student at a regular school- but maybe only average in a magnet program.

Sincerely RMIB Magnet Mom.

Agree with this

+1 if you want to play that game, you're better off being a big fish in a little pond. Go to a mediocre performing school, and outshine everyone, then apply to elite univ. They'd love to have you.

So you’d rather do that in college? Isn’t that the same thing people above are arguing? Go to a magnet school, then a mediocre college and shine so some great grad school might take you?

I get you all need to convince yourselves of your noble motives in going through the magnet program but I don’t see some moral failing in considering what impact this has on your kids’ future options. We’ve looked hard at the magnet programs in MoCo - let me tell you something - they aren’t some gift from God. Interesting to be sure but your arrogance at being a magnet parent is astounding.

If anyone is arrogant here, it’s you with your “let me tell you something” and “mediocre college” with zero experience with the magnet or college admissions. They are giving you really good advice, and you should stop and just listen.

Really? I can’t get a straight answer - just platitudes. And an attempt to paint people like me as some kind of impure mercenary who doesn’t believe in the nobility of the magnet program. Oh, and how their kids would be “tippy top” among the unwashed masses at a “regular” school. .

If your kid likes both the program and potentially wants to go to somewhere other than UMd what is the balancing act? It’s not enough to be so pure of heart and motive which if you read is the only “really good advice” that’s been provided.

This isn’t some holy order they are joining. Kids may want the program AND the college choices. Figuring out if and how much you’re hurting the latter in favor of the former is a relevant concern, your sanctimonious blathering aside.

I will probably regret responding to your rude post but let me try
I would say that it is difficult to stand out from your peer group in the magnet program when the average SAT score is around 1540 and 40% are NMSF.
If you are interested in going to a top 20 school you would need to have something on your application that makes you stand out For some colleges it could be national level awards eg Regeneron. There are even students who manage to juggle the program with high level musical pursuits or athletic pursuits. Athletic hooks are very desirable as you know
So it is a challenge, and yes I think it would be easier for the same student in their home school to stand out, get the “best student I’ve taught in years” recommendations etc.
I would agree with some of the previous posters who have simply pointed out to you that their children are getting a quality education at UMD and have a wonderful peer group Many of these students have turned down top 20 offers to attend UMD.
If your main priority is maximizing the likelihood of your child attending a top 20 school or if that is what your child really wants then you are probably better off at your home school

Thank you.

Considering how difficult it evidently is to be accepted at a top 20 school and the low numbers of admits, how do people react when these students regularly turn them down to attend UMd? I mean if you were one of the 50+ kids rejected from MIT how do you feel if that kid decides to go to UMD?

I would feel it’s none of my business. (It’s not). That I should have done things differently for my own application if I’m not happy with the outcome. For many kids college choices end up about being finances. This is going to be a very long road for you if you’re already this wound up about it.

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Anonymous wrote:Interesting that Wootton and Walter Johnson had more MIT acceptances each than Blair.

Once again, for those of you in the back: Half of the Blair magnet class goes to UMD-CP every year, and it's not because they cannot get into HYP and MIT. It's because their families cannot afford to pay for those schools, and/or because they prefer to save their money for graduate or professional school.

Cute story. But even here in the back of the class I can see that the stats don’t support your argument.

57 kids from Blair applied and 2 were accepted at MIT.

26 and 3 for Wootton and 17 and 3 for Walter Johnson.

It’s not that they weren’t applying - they didn’t get in.


I am guessing many of the 57 kids are Asians.
Would you like to try again?

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Anonymous wrote:Interesting that Wootton and Walter Johnson had more MIT acceptances each than Blair.

Once again, for those of you in the back: Half of the Blair magnet class goes to UMD-CP every year, and it's not because they cannot get into HYP and MIT. It's because their families cannot afford to pay for those schools, and/or because they prefer to save their money for graduate or professional school.

Cute story. But even here in the back of the class I can see that the stats don’t support your argument.

57 kids from Blair applied and 2 were accepted at MIT.

26 and 3 for Wootton and 17 and 3 for Walter Johnson.

It’s not that they weren’t applying - they didn’t get in.

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Here is the Polaris list of Maryland schools sending (not acceptances) to Harvard, Princeton and MIT

https://www.polarislist.com/best-high-schools-in-maryland

A little out of date but it has the numbers for 2015-2018.
Regarding MIT Blair had 5 students accepted in 2015, 6 students accepted in 2016, 3 students in 2017, 11 students in 2018, 5 students in 2019 and 2 in 2020

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Anonymous wrote:PP 12:35 If your sole goal is college admissions, please don't apply to the magnet program. It's not what it's about. We understand that our kid would be at the tippy top student at a regular school- but maybe only average in a magnet program.

Sincerely RMIB Magnet Mom.

Agree with this

+1 if you want to play that game, you're better off being a big fish in a little pond. Go to a mediocre performing school, and outshine everyone, then apply to elite univ. They'd love to have you.

So you’d rather do that in college? Isn’t that the same thing people above are arguing? Go to a magnet school, then a mediocre college and shine so some great grad school might take you?

I get you all need to convince yourselves of your noble motives in going through the magnet program but I don’t see some moral failing in considering what impact this has on your kids’ future options. We’ve looked hard at the magnet programs in MoCo - let me tell you something - they aren’t some gift from God. Interesting to be sure but your arrogance at being a magnet parent is astounding.

If anyone is arrogant here, it’s you with your “let me tell you something” and “mediocre college” with zero experience with the magnet or college admissions. They are giving you really good advice, and you should stop and just listen.

Really? I can’t get a straight answer - just platitudes. And an attempt to paint people like me as some kind of impure mercenary who doesn’t believe in the nobility of the magnet program. Oh, and how their kids would be “tippy top” among the unwashed masses at a “regular” school. .

If your kid likes both the program and potentially wants to go to somewhere other than UMd what is the balancing act? It’s not enough to be so pure of heart and motive which if you read is the only “really good advice” that’s been provided.

This isn’t some holy order they are joining. Kids may want the program AND the college choices. Figuring out if and how much you’re hurting the latter in favor of the former is a relevant concern, your sanctimonious blathering aside.

Yep. Can’t believe you ever dared to call someone else arrogant.
Has your kid even been accepted?

Like a magnet school parent I will assume that they will be accepted, would be at the top of their class at a mediocre regular high school and would be accepted into a top college even if they didn’t apply

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Anonymous wrote:PP 12:35 If your sole goal is college admissions, please don't apply to the magnet program. It's not what it's about. We understand that our kid would be at the tippy top student at a regular school- but maybe only average in a magnet program.

Sincerely RMIB Magnet Mom.

Agree with this

+1 if you want to play that game, you're better off being a big fish in a little pond. Go to a mediocre performing school, and outshine everyone, then apply to elite univ. They'd love to have you.

So you’d rather do that in college? Isn’t that the same thing people above are arguing? Go to a magnet school, then a mediocre college and shine so some great grad school might take you?

I get you all need to convince yourselves of your noble motives in going through the magnet program but I don’t see some moral failing in considering what impact this has on your kids’ future options. We’ve looked hard at the magnet programs in MoCo - let me tell you something - they aren’t some gift from God. Interesting to be sure but your arrogance at being a magnet parent is astounding.

If anyone is arrogant here, it’s you with your “let me tell you something” and “mediocre college” with zero experience with the magnet or college admissions. They are giving you really good advice, and you should stop and just listen.

It is how it works. All schools take this into account, and applicants should understand that as well. Kids should be strongly encouraged to run their own race. My child and her friend group largely did not discuss where they had applied, which I think was very healthy.

Really? I can’t get a straight answer - just platitudes. And an attempt to paint people like me as some kind of impure mercenary who doesn’t believe in the nobility of the magnet program. Oh, and how their kids would be “tippy top” among the unwashed masses at a “regular” school. .

If your kid likes both the program and potentially wants to go to somewhere other than UMd what is the balancing act? It’s not enough to be so pure of heart and motive which if you read is the only “really good advice” that’s been provided.

This isn’t some holy order they are joining. Kids may want the program AND the college choices. Figuring out if and how much you’re hurting the latter in favor of the former is a relevant concern, your sanctimonious blathering aside.

I will probably regret responding to your rude post but let me try
I would say that it is difficult to stand out from your peer group in the magnet program when the average SAT score is around 1540 and 40% are NMSF.
If you are interested in going to a top 20 school you would need to have something on your application that makes you stand out For some colleges it could be national level awards eg Regeneron. There are even students who manage to juggle the program with high level musical pursuits or athletic pursuits. Athletic hooks are very desirable as you know
So it is a challenge, and yes I think it would be easier for the same student in their home school to stand out, get the “best student I’ve taught in years” recommendations etc.
I would agree with some of the previous posters who have simply pointed out to you that their children are getting a quality education at UMD and have a wonderful peer group Many of these students have turned down top 20 offers to attend UMD.
If your main priority is maximizing the likelihood of your child attending a top 20 school or if that is what your child really wants then you are probably better off at your home school

Thank you.

Considering how difficult it evidently is to be accepted at a top 20 school and the low numbers of admits, how do people react when these students regularly turn them down to attend UMd? I mean if you were one of the 50+ kids rejected from MIT how do you feel if that kid decides to go to UMD?