Which school is harder to get in, Jefferson or Blair magnet

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Blair has a bunch of negatives against it.

Its very small. Your kid is in a small island of smart kids surrounded by kids who are average to dropping out. At TJ everyone is smart.

There are incidents and gangs at Blair. TJ is pretty crime free.

The non-magnet classes are not very rigorous and designed more for the rest of Blair. This is great if your kid only wants to focus on STEM but not great if your kid is more well rounded. At TJ everyone is smart and the courses all reflect this.

Blair pushes and encourages public competitions and since the program is so small kids are pressured to participate. This is good because spots are easier to get but bad if your child is terrified of competitions. At TJ you have to work harder to make the team but if you don't want to compete you can still succeed.

Blair has connections within MD but few outside MD. TJ is more plugged into west coast and up the eastern seaboard opportunities.

You clearly don't know this school or it's program and are talking out of your heiny hole. I have had experience with BOTH Blair (my kid) and TJ (me). The other kids at Blair are not "average to dropping out." 2 of DDs best friends came out of MSMs and chose not to apply for any magnets. Lots of bright kids + all the CAP kids. Blair encourages kids to succeed but does not push anything. You have no idea if spots are "easier to get" or not. What does that even matter? Blair is nationally known. Period. Look at the college list. Top universities know this program and even specific courses in it. It is known. Nationally. TJ is also great and nationally known. Give it a rest. I find this tiresome. Now is the time on Sprockets when we dance.

[Anonymous]

Blair is only 25 kids per grade. This is a tiny program that doesn't even rank higher than the magnet programs in Prince Georges or Howard county. It is ridiculous that a school that has over 3000 kids hangs all its hopes and dreams on 100 kids. Most of the kids don't even live in the area they have to be bussed in.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Blair is only 25 kids per grade. This is a tiny program that doesn't even rank higher than the magnet programs in Prince Georges or Howard county. It is ridiculous that a school that has over 3000 kids hangs all its hopes and dreams on 100 kids. Most of the kids don't even live in the area they have to be bussed in.

Again, you are incorrect. Blair has over 100 magnet kids per grade and 75+ CAP kids per grade and other bright kids. A large chunk of the NMSF semi finalists (Blair had 40+) were kids in boundary for Blair. Stop making up crap.

[Anonymous]

No the combined magnets SMACS and CAPS is only 12% not 20% of the Blair students -which is less than 400 kids most of whom are in CAPS not SMACs. SMACs is tiny.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Blair is only 25 kids per grade. This is a tiny program that doesn't even rank higher than the magnet programs in Prince Georges or Howard county. It is ridiculous that a school that has over 3000 kids hangs all its hopes and dreams on 100 kids. Most of the kids don't even live in the area they have to be bussed in.

You are ignorant and know nothing about Blair. The magnet is 100 kids per grade not 25.

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[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No the combined magnets SMACS and CAPS is only 12% not 20% of the Blair students -which is less than 400 kids most of whom are in CAPS not SMACs. SMACs is tiny.

A large number of which live in-boundary, to begin with...

[Anonymous]

There are approximately 400 kids in SMACS in total, 100 per grade. Blair has currently 3083 students in total. So the magnet alone is 13 % of the student body.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No the combined magnets SMACS and CAPS is only 12% not 20% of the Blair students -which is less than 400 kids most of whom are in CAPS not SMACs. SMACs is tiny.

You make TJ look bad. You're too dumb to be a TJ booster

[Anonymous]

TJ is not a better school yet, but will be in 3 years.

[Anonymous]

I agree with the previous poster that Blair is basically a typical high poverty school and even with a strong program, it wouldn’t be enough to entice me to send my kids there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I agree with the previous poster that Blair is basically a typical high poverty school and even with a strong program, it wouldn’t be enough to entice me to send my kids there.

No one wants your kid there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:TJ is not a better school yet, but will be in 3 years.

Not in 3 or 30...

[Anonymous]

TJ is not a better school yet, but will be in 3 years.

Why? Because when Blair moves to Kennedy the OOB students wont attend??

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No the combined magnets SMACS and CAPS is only 12% not 20% of the Blair students -which is less than 400 kids most of whom are in CAPS not SMACs. SMACs is tiny.

A large number of which live in-boundary, to begin with...

Yes, in boundary students make up the largest cohorts in these programs/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

TJ is not a better school yet, but will be in 3 years.

Why? Because when Blair moves to Kennedy the OOB students wont attend??

Two reasons.

1. MS admission pattern changed. They are no longer challenging top students in the county to the max, preparing them for Blair. There used to be several 8th graders every year acing Functions.
2. Blair still kind of admits on merit, but not really because all the have is MAP, grades, COGAT. 3 years ago, there was a comprehensive test, resume, letters of recommendation. Once current sophomores graduate, Blair won't be the same. It will still be good, but not the same.