Data Call - HGC Medians of Admitted Students

[Anonymous]

I was confusing Cold Spring and Clearspring..

[Anonymous]

Not thePP you are responding to, but I think folks just don't understand the process. That's why this thread is a good idea.

[Anonymous]

Median of selected students at Cold Spring are: Verbal 136, Quantative: 144, Nonverbal: 137

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not thePP you are responding to, but I think folks just don't understand the process. That's why this thread is a good idea.

How will knowing the different medians for the different HGCs help people understand the process?

[Anonymous]

Chevy Chase Medians: V-137 Q-135 NV-129

These are the medians for SELECTED students, so that means the median is the middle score for each section. The scores are not the only factor; letter states parent recommendation, school recommendations, and reports cards from Grade 2 and 3.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not thePP you are responding to, but I think folks just don't understand the process. That's why this thread is a good idea.

How will knowing the different medians for the different HGCs help people understand the process?

Well, for one, one might decide to not live in the Cold Spring Cluster, because it's ridiculously hard to meet those median scores, and means nothing about whether the child is qualified or not to be in an HGC.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not thePP you are responding to, but I think folks just don't understand the process. That's why this thread is a good idea.

How will knowing the different medians for the different HGCs help people understand the process?

Well, for one, one might decide to not live in the Cold Spring Cluster, because it's ridiculously hard to meet those median scores, and means nothing about whether the child is qualified or not to be in an HGC.

Do you really think that people will say to themselves, "I won't live in Potomac, in case I have a child who would really benefit from an HGC in fourth and fifth grade but won't get really high scores on a test that MCPS might continue using but might not"?

(No, I don't know anything about MCPS's plans to continue using or not continue using that test. It's just that everything is subject to change, and you shouldn't assume that the future will be exactly like the present.)

[Anonymous]

Different Poster - I think it helps future applicants to understand the process when they see the caliber of admitted students in the Centers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Different Poster - I think it helps future applicants to understand the process when they see the caliber of admitted students in the Centers.

But there's no way to know how your child will score on the test without having your child apply and take the test.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not thePP you are responding to, but I think folks just don't understand the process. That's why this thread is a good idea.

How will knowing the different medians for the different HGCs help people understand the process?

Well, for one, one might decide to not live in the Cold Spring Cluster, because it's ridiculously hard to meet those median scores, and means nothing about whether the child is qualified or not to be in an HGC.

Do you really think that people will say to themselves, "I won't live in Potomac, in case I have a child who would really benefit from an HGC in fourth and fifth grade but won't get really high scores on a test that MCPS might continue using but might not"?

(No, I don't know anything about MCPS's plans to continue using or not continue using that test. It's just that everything is subject to change, and you shouldn't assume that the future will be exactly like the present.)

I think there are some people who would do this, yes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not thePP you are responding to, but I think folks just don't understand the process. That's why this thread is a good idea.

How will knowing the different medians for the different HGCs help people understand the process?

Well, for one, one might decide to not live in the Cold Spring Cluster, because it's ridiculously hard to meet those median scores, and means nothing about whether the child is qualified or not to be in an HGC.

Well my child was waitlisted several years ago. DC had scores higher than median for all programs but Cold Spring. In Cold Spring, child had one score (verbal) just below median, all others were above. Appeals did not help. Several years forward, child is in TPMS magnet.
We are not moving .

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not thePP you are responding to, but I think folks just don't understand the process. That's why this thread is a good idea.

How will knowing the different medians for the different HGCs help people understand the process?

Well, for one, one might decide to not live in the Cold Spring Cluster, because it's ridiculously hard to meet those median scores, and means nothing about whether the child is qualified or not to be in an HGC.

Well my child was waitlisted several years ago. DC had scores higher than median for all programs but Cold Spring. In Cold Spring, child had one score (verbal) just below median, all others were above. Appeals did not help. Several years forward, child is in TPMS magnet.
We are not moving .

So the trend is kids have to be exceptional in Verbal to get admitted to HGC.If any kid is brilliant in Math but average/above average in Verbal, then the chances of HGC become low (waitlisted/rejected). But these kids do get into the MS magnet program like one at TP. HGC is only about Humanities.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
So the trend is kids have to be exceptional in Verbal to get admitted to HGC.If any kid is brilliant in Math but average/above average in Verbal, then the chances of HGC become low (waitlisted/rejected). But these kids do get into the MS magnet program like one at TP. HGC is only about Humanities.

How do you know this?

[Anonymous]

Updating the list:

Barnsley: V132, Q134, NV 127
Chevy Chase: V-137, Q-135, NV-129
Clearspring: V129, Q132, NV 126
Cold Spring: V136, Q144, NV 137

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
So the trend is kids have to be exceptional in Verbal to get admitted to HGC.If any kid is brilliant in Math but average/above average in Verbal, then the chances of HGC become low (waitlisted/rejected). But these kids do get into the MS magnet program like one at TP. HGC is only about Humanities.

How do you know this?

Not that PP, but this certainly is true for my DC who scored below median for quantitative, but 140s/150s in verbal and nonverbal.