What are the odds of us getting out last choice? DCC

[Anonymous]

Give it a rest, crazy magnet parent. I think many parents like OP know if their child has a chance or not and it's none of your business.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How realistic is he being about the chances of getting into the Blair magnet? If he's a strong candidate for Blair, then he's got a great shot at Wheaton Engineering as well.

We are inbounds for Blair and I don't know anyone who got in from the regular DCC lottery. You can keep asking around, but I would not necessarily waste a spot trying to rank Blair in the DCC process.

Wait. Rereading your question, do you have a current 9th grader? That changes a lot of things. If you have a current 8th grader, that's one thing. If you have a current 9th grader, Blair magnet and Wheaton engineering are not on the table. You'll have to focus on the programs that start in 11th.

He’s 8th now, and will be 9th. I think he’s got as good a shot as other kids at Blair, but it doesn’t seem like admissions is predictable? I am not sure if he would like SMCS or Wheaton engineering more and will apply to both.

“Other kids” in general don’t have a good shot at SMACS. What does your kid have to offer? What classes taken? What grades? What MAP-M scores? Is he good at writing and showing passion in the essay?

I didn't write that other kids have good shots. I wrote that his chances are as good as other applicants.

Since my question isn't whether he should apply, but how to arrange our choices for the DCC choice process, I clearly know that there's at least a decent chance he won't get into either the magnet or the application programs at Wheaton and will end up wherever he's placed in the choice process.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:He will get into one of his first three choices. I would not worry about him ending up at Kennedy, as you fear.

I'm not scared of Kennedy. I just don't see that Kennedy offers something specific for him that would make it worth taking the bus. If the choices are Northwood, Kennedy and Einstein, I'd prefer he be at one of the two that are walking/biking distance from our home.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We’re zoned for Einstein and I personally don’t see a reason to choose Blair over Einstein outside of a magnet program.

OP here,

My other kid will put Einstein first, presumably get it, and then be done with the process. So, I'm not anti-Einstein at all.

But this kid is on a track to take calculus in 9th or 10th, and I understand that Blair offers more post-calculus math options. We'll live pretty much equidistant from Blair, Northwood and Einstein.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:He will get into one of his first three choices. I would not worry about him ending up at Kennedy, as you fear.

I'm not scared of Kennedy. I just don't see that Kennedy offers something specific for him that would make it worth taking the bus. If the choices are Northwood, Kennedy and Einstein, I'd prefer he be at one of the two that are walking/biking distance from our home.

Northwood will be under construction for 2 years and will not be walking distance from your home.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:He will get into one of his first three choices. I would not worry about him ending up at Kennedy, as you fear.

I'm not scared of Kennedy. I just don't see that Kennedy offers something specific for him that would make it worth taking the bus. If the choices are Northwood, Kennedy and Einstein, I'd prefer he be at one of the two that are walking/biking distance from our home.

Northwood will be under construction for 2 years and will not be walking distance from your home.

Thank you! I did not know this. Do you know where they'll be?

If I want to put Einstein second, do people have thoughts on Wheaton vs Blair as a first choice in the DCC choice process? He's a really strong math student, but pretty focused on engineering as a career. Also, I'm not sure if getting into Blair through the choice process ever happens.

We are trying not to think about whether he'd choose Wheaton or Blair's application program first. If he gets into both, of course we'd have to figure that out, but we can do that later. Whereas we do need to figure out how to rank for the regular process.

[Anonymous]

Northwood will move to the new Woodward building on Old Georgetown Rd in summer 2024

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Northwood will move to the new Woodward building on Old Georgetown Rd in summer 2024

How will kids get there? Will they run busses from all over the DCC?

I don't actually know how DCC bussing works.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Northwood will move to the new Woodward building on Old Georgetown Rd in summer 2024

How will kids get there? Will they run busses from all over the DCC?

I don't actually know how DCC bussing works.

DCC busses are fairly centralized, so usually kids walk further for the DCC bus than they would for their "home school" bus. In my experience, the biggest issue with DCC bussing is that it does not include activity busses all the way back to the pick-up spot, but it does include bussing to the nearest transit center. So, if my kid is zoned for Blair but attending Einstein, they would get picked up about a quarter mile from home to go to Einstein, but the closest they would get on the activity bus would be Wheaton Metro.

For the Northwood relocation, though, I would expect robust bussing options. The schedule would be earlier, but I'd expect the stops to be roughly the same, just going further.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We’re zoned for Einstein and I personally don’t see a reason to choose Blair over Einstein outside of a magnet program.

OP here,

My other kid will put Einstein first, presumably get it, and then be done with the process. So, I'm not anti-Einstein at all.

But this kid is on a track to take calculus in 9th or 10th, and I understand that Blair offers more post-calculus math options. We'll live pretty much equidistant from Blair, Northwood and Einstein.

All schools, including Einstein can handle kids with Pre-Cal in 9th. How would your child take Calculus in 9th?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We’re zoned for Einstein and I personally don’t see a reason to choose Blair over Einstein outside of a magnet program.

OP here,

My other kid will put Einstein first, presumably get it, and then be done with the process. So, I'm not anti-Einstein at all.

But this kid is on a track to take calculus in 9th or 10th, and I understand that Blair offers more post-calculus math options. We'll live pretty much equidistant from Blair, Northwood and Einstein.

No one takes calculus in 9th. Do you mean precalculus?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:He will get into one of his first three choices. I would not worry about him ending up at Kennedy, as you fear.

I'm not scared of Kennedy. I just don't see that Kennedy offers something specific for him that would make it worth taking the bus. If the choices are Northwood, Kennedy and Einstein, I'd prefer he be at one of the two that are walking/biking distance from our home.

Northwood will be under construction for 2 years and will not be walking distance from your home.

Thank you! I did not know this. Do you know where they'll be?

If I want to put Einstein second, do people have thoughts on Wheaton vs Blair as a first choice in the DCC choice process? He's a really strong math student, but pretty focused on engineering as a career. Also, I'm not sure if getting into Blair through the choice process ever happens.

We are trying not to think about whether he'd choose Wheaton or Blair's application program first. If he gets into both, of course we'd have to figure that out, but we can do that later. Whereas we do need to figure out how to rank for the regular process.

I remember reading a thread about the differences between the two application programs and the benefits of each. This might’ve been last year if you search the archives.

[Anonymous]

PP above. I think this was the thread, though I’m sure it’s come up before.

https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/1137291.page#25150285

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We’re zoned for Einstein and I personally don’t see a reason to choose Blair over Einstein outside of a magnet program.

OP here,

My other kid will put Einstein first, presumably get it, and then be done with the process. So, I'm not anti-Einstein at all.

But this kid is on a track to take calculus in 9th or 10th, and I understand that Blair offers more post-calculus math options. We'll live pretty much equidistant from Blair, Northwood and Einstein.

No one takes calculus in 9th. Do you mean precalculus?

This makes no sense.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We’re zoned for Einstein and I personally don’t see a reason to choose Blair over Einstein outside of a magnet program.

OP here,

My other kid will put Einstein first, presumably get it, and then be done with the process. So, I'm not anti-Einstein at all.

But this kid is on a track to take calculus in 9th or 10th, and I understand that Blair offers more post-calculus math options. We'll live pretty much equidistant from Blair, Northwood and Einstein.

All schools, including Einstein can handle kids with Pre-Cal in 9th. How would your child take Calculus in 9th?

My kid isn't currently in MCPS.