If accepted to Blair Stem and Richard Montgomery IB

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Anonymous wrote:Blair is a strong program but niche, for STEM obviously but majority pre-engineering. RMIB is better for kids who like STEM and humanities, and produces excellent analytical writers across disciplines. Historically RMIB has had better college outcomes because Ivy+ schools prefer a broader liberal arts focus. Blair does better with MIT. Both are very competitive but RMIB students are a little more chill. Last year RMIB produced twice as many NMSF as Blair. This year it was reversed, Blair produced twice as many. So the cohorts vary too.

No disagreement with the general characterization, but the college outcome results are not correct, can easily google at Bethesda Magazine.

Also not correct, that last year (2023) RMIB produced twice as many NMSF as Blair. MCPS announcements on number of NMSF winners have been very consistent in the last 20 years. Blair has always been the majority, typically 40+ NMSF. RMIB has very good results as well, but about 50-75% of Blair's.
Results for 2023 and 2024, you can google previous years results easily.

NMSF 2023 Moco
https://ww2.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/press/index.aspx?pagetype=showrelease&id=13329

NMSF 2024 Moco
https://www.mymcmedia.org/158-county-students-named-national-merit-semifinalists/

Hope this doesn't become another pissing battle, both magnet programs are excellent, with Blair more focused on STEM, and RMIB more focused on humanitieis and analytical writing. Both schools have all the resources to produced excellent grads going to top colleges. To each their own.

Once again, Blair magnets are larger than RMIB.

Think about the math (ironic).

RMIB accepts about 125 students each year
https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/siteassets/schools/high-schools/r-w/rmhs/uploadedfiles/ib/2023-2024-ib-insert-for-rmhs-school-profile-1-3.pdf?usp=sharing

Blair Magnet accepts about 100 students each year
https://old.mbhs.edu/departments/magnet/ParentResources/MagnetProfile.pdf

It is indeed ironic that your math skills is not up to par

😄 Explains why poster's DC couldn't get in Blair magnet

Except that Blair has two magnet programs, dummkopf, totaling about 175 students.

Exactly the point 👍

Those two pp are ignorant about Blair magnets.

And what was the point???
The PPs proved that Blair had more NMSFS than RM, refuting the claim that "Last year RMIB produced twice as many NMSF as Blair".
It's right there on the chain of posts.
Blair having 2 magnets " doesn't make the claim true.
So help us out, what is the point?

Blair has one magnet. CAP doesn’t count.

https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/curriculum/specialprograms/high

Blair has the CAP magnet for the consortia, but you can't compare it to SMCS. Wheaton also has two consortia magnet programs, but let’s be real—how do they even compare to Blair SMCS or RMIB? Blair SMCS is a "regional" program that includes W schools, while RMIB is "countywide". And even with two magnet programs, Wheaton only had two NMSFs in 2024. I wouldn’t say Blair’s CAP program is any better—or even on the same level.

By that same token, how can you compare Blair STEM which is regional to RMIB, which is county wide?

you might want to add numbers for poolesvile, to making it more comparable?

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Anonymous wrote:Blair is a strong program but niche, for STEM obviously but majority pre-engineering. RMIB is better for kids who like STEM and humanities, and produces excellent analytical writers across disciplines. Historically RMIB has had better college outcomes because Ivy+ schools prefer a broader liberal arts focus. Blair does better with MIT. Both are very competitive but RMIB students are a little more chill. Last year RMIB produced twice as many NMSF as Blair. This year it was reversed, Blair produced twice as many. So the cohorts vary too.

No disagreement with the general characterization, but the college outcome results are not correct, can easily google at Bethesda Magazine.

Also not correct, that last year (2023) RMIB produced twice as many NMSF as Blair. MCPS announcements on number of NMSF winners have been very consistent in the last 20 years. Blair has always been the majority, typically 40+ NMSF. RMIB has very good results as well, but about 50-75% of Blair's.
Results for 2023 and 2024, you can google previous years results easily.

NMSF 2023 Moco
https://ww2.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/press/index.aspx?pagetype=showrelease&id=13329

NMSF 2024 Moco
https://www.mymcmedia.org/158-county-students-named-national-merit-semifinalists/

Hope this doesn't become another pissing battle, both magnet programs are excellent, with Blair more focused on STEM, and RMIB more focused on humanitieis and analytical writing. Both schools have all the resources to produced excellent grads going to top colleges. To each their own.

Once again, Blair magnets are larger than RMIB.

Think about the math (ironic).

RMIB accepts about 125 students each year
https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/siteassets/schools/high-schools/r-w/rmhs/uploadedfiles/ib/2023-2024-ib-insert-for-rmhs-school-profile-1-3.pdf?usp=sharing

Blair Magnet accepts about 100 students each year
https://old.mbhs.edu/departments/magnet/ParentResources/MagnetProfile.pdf

It is indeed ironic that your math skills is not up to par

😄 Explains why poster's DC couldn't get in Blair magnet

Except that Blair has two magnet programs, dummkopf, totaling about 175 students.

Exactly the point 👍

Those two pp are ignorant about Blair magnets.

And what was the point???
The PPs proved that Blair had more NMSFS than RM, refuting the claim that "Last year RMIB produced twice as many NMSF as Blair".
It's right there on the chain of posts.
Blair having 2 magnets " doesn't make the claim true.
So help us out, what is the point?

Blair has one magnet. CAP doesn’t count.

https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/curriculum/specialprograms/high

Blair has the CAP magnet for the consortia, but you can't compare it to SMCS. Wheaton also has two consortia magnet programs, but let’s be real—how do they even compare to Blair SMCS or RMIB? Blair SMCS is a "regional" program that includes W schools, while RMIB is "countywide". And even with two magnet programs, Wheaton only had two NMSFs in 2024. I wouldn’t say Blair’s CAP program is any better—or even on the same level.

Wheaton engineering students regularly go on to the country's top engineering programs is how that program "even compares." But it's not a contest. Wheaton and CAP are excellent programs where students get excellent educations.

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Anonymous wrote:Blair is a strong program but niche, for STEM obviously but majority pre-engineering. RMIB is better for kids who like STEM and humanities, and produces excellent analytical writers across disciplines. Historically RMIB has had better college outcomes because Ivy+ schools prefer a broader liberal arts focus. Blair does better with MIT. Both are very competitive but RMIB students are a little more chill. Last year RMIB produced twice as many NMSF as Blair. This year it was reversed, Blair produced twice as many. So the cohorts vary too.

No disagreement with the general characterization, but the college outcome results are not correct, can easily google at Bethesda Magazine.

Also not correct, that last year (2023) RMIB produced twice as many NMSF as Blair. MCPS announcements on number of NMSF winners have been very consistent in the last 20 years. Blair has always been the majority, typically 40+ NMSF. RMIB has very good results as well, but about 50-75% of Blair's.
Results for 2023 and 2024, you can google previous years results easily.

NMSF 2023 Moco
https://ww2.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/press/index.aspx?pagetype=showrelease&id=13329

NMSF 2024 Moco
https://www.mymcmedia.org/158-county-students-named-national-merit-semifinalists/

Hope this doesn't become another pissing battle, both magnet programs are excellent, with Blair more focused on STEM, and RMIB more focused on humanitieis and analytical writing. Both schools have all the resources to produced excellent grads going to top colleges. To each their own.

Once again, Blair magnets are larger than RMIB.

Think about the math (ironic).

RMIB accepts about 125 students each year
https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/siteassets/schools/high-schools/r-w/rmhs/uploadedfiles/ib/2023-2024-ib-insert-for-rmhs-school-profile-1-3.pdf?usp=sharing

Blair Magnet accepts about 100 students each year
https://old.mbhs.edu/departments/magnet/ParentResources/MagnetProfile.pdf

It is indeed ironic that your math skills is not up to par

😄 Explains why poster's DC couldn't get in Blair magnet

Except that Blair has two magnet programs, dummkopf, totaling about 175 students.

Exactly the point 👍

Those two pp are ignorant about Blair magnets.

And what was the point???
The PPs proved that Blair had more NMSFS than RM, refuting the claim that "Last year RMIB produced twice as many NMSF as Blair".
It's right there on the chain of posts.
Blair having 2 magnets " doesn't make the claim true.
So help us out, what is the point?

Blair has one magnet. CAP doesn’t count.

https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/curriculum/specialprograms/high

Blair has the CAP magnet for the consortia, but you can't compare it to SMCS. Wheaton also has two consortia magnet programs, but let’s be real—how do they even compare to Blair SMCS or RMIB? Blair SMCS is a "regional" program that includes W schools, while RMIB is "countywide". And even with two magnet programs, Wheaton only had two NMSFs in 2024. I wouldn’t say Blair’s CAP program is any better—or even on the same level.

Wheaton engineering students regularly go on to the country's top engineering programs is how that program "even compares." But it's not a contest. Wheaton and CAP are excellent programs where students get excellent educations.

I’m not saying Wheaton’s program is bad—I have no idea if it’s good or not. But someone claimed that RMIB had twice as many NMSF as Blair, which was just false. Now, some people are arguing that Blair has more NMSF just because its magnet program is bigger than RMIB (since RMIB has about 100 + 25 local students, while Blair magnet has around 100 SMCS + 75(?) CAP). But that’s exactly what I’m pushing back on—because most of Blair’s NMSF are probably from the SMCS program, not CAP.

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Anonymous wrote:Blair is a strong program but niche, for STEM obviously but majority pre-engineering. RMIB is better for kids who like STEM and humanities, and produces excellent analytical writers across disciplines. Historically RMIB has had better college outcomes because Ivy+ schools prefer a broader liberal arts focus. Blair does better with MIT. Both are very competitive but RMIB students are a little more chill. Last year RMIB produced twice as many NMSF as Blair. This year it was reversed, Blair produced twice as many. So the cohorts vary too.

No disagreement with the general characterization, but the college outcome results are not correct, can easily google at Bethesda Magazine.

Also not correct, that last year (2023) RMIB produced twice as many NMSF as Blair. MCPS announcements on number of NMSF winners have been very consistent in the last 20 years. Blair has always been the majority, typically 40+ NMSF. RMIB has very good results as well, but about 50-75% of Blair's.
Results for 2023 and 2024, you can google previous years results easily.

NMSF 2023 Moco
https://ww2.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/press/index.aspx?pagetype=showrelease&id=13329

NMSF 2024 Moco
https://www.mymcmedia.org/158-county-students-named-national-merit-semifinalists/

Hope this doesn't become another pissing battle, both magnet programs are excellent, with Blair more focused on STEM, and RMIB more focused on humanitieis and analytical writing. Both schools have all the resources to produced excellent grads going to top colleges. To each their own.

Once again, Blair magnets are larger than RMIB.

Think about the math (ironic).

RMIB accepts about 125 students each year
https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/siteassets/schools/high-schools/r-w/rmhs/uploadedfiles/ib/2023-2024-ib-insert-for-rmhs-school-profile-1-3.pdf?usp=sharing

Blair Magnet accepts about 100 students each year
https://old.mbhs.edu/departments/magnet/ParentResources/MagnetProfile.pdf

It is indeed ironic that your math skills is not up to par

😄 Explains why poster's DC couldn't get in Blair magnet

Except that Blair has two magnet programs, dummkopf, totaling about 175 students.

Exactly the point 👍

Those two pp are ignorant about Blair magnets.

And what was the point???
The PPs proved that Blair had more NMSFS than RM, refuting the claim that "Last year RMIB produced twice as many NMSF as Blair".
It's right there on the chain of posts.
Blair having 2 magnets " doesn't make the claim true.
So help us out, what is the point?

Blair has one magnet. CAP doesn’t count.

https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/curriculum/specialprograms/high

Blair has the CAP magnet for the consortia, but you can't compare it to SMCS. Wheaton also has two consortia magnet programs, but let’s be real—how do they even compare to Blair SMCS or RMIB? Blair SMCS is a "regional" program that includes W schools, while RMIB is "countywide". And even with two magnet programs, Wheaton only had two NMSFs in 2024. I wouldn’t say Blair’s CAP program is any better—or even on the same level.

By that same token, how can you compare Blair STEM which is regional to RMIB, which is county wide?

Yeah, like you said, RMIB is countywide, and Blair is regional, so it’s not a perfect comparison. But the fact that a regional program like Blair is producing more NMSF than a countywide one like RMIB? That’s pretty impressive—that’s really my main point.

There was even an article saying that Blair’s SMCS students aren’t just regional top, but like national top. That doesn’t mean RMIB students don’t do well in college admissions, though—I’ve actually heard they get into Ivy Leagues pretty well.

Anyway, the bottom line is
Blair produces the most NMSF in Maryland, and most of them come from SMCS—not CAP. People throwing in CAP student numbers to explain Blair’s NMSF count are just missing the point.I’m not trying to put down RMIB or CAP, and it’s not like my kid even goes to Blair. I just want to state the facts based on NMSF numbers—that’s it. Someone claimed RM had more NMSF than Blair at some point, but that’s just not true, and I’m just correcting the record.

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Can someone tell me if my kid got a 266 on the MAP-M, what are her chances of getting into Blair's SMCS? Also, how are the kids that are going to blair? Is it hard?

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Anonymous wrote:Blair is a strong program but niche, for STEM obviously but majority pre-engineering. RMIB is better for kids who like STEM and humanities, and produces excellent analytical writers across disciplines. Historically RMIB has had better college outcomes because Ivy+ schools prefer a broader liberal arts focus. Blair does better with MIT. Both are very competitive but RMIB students are a little more chill. Last year RMIB produced twice as many NMSF as Blair. This year it was reversed, Blair produced twice as many. So the cohorts vary too.

No disagreement with the general characterization, but the college outcome results are not correct, can easily google at Bethesda Magazine.

Also not correct, that last year (2023) RMIB produced twice as many NMSF as Blair. MCPS announcements on number of NMSF winners have been very consistent in the last 20 years. Blair has always been the majority, typically 40+ NMSF. RMIB has very good results as well, but about 50-75% of Blair's.
Results for 2023 and 2024, you can google previous years results easily.

NMSF 2023 Moco
https://ww2.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/press/index.aspx?pagetype=showrelease&id=13329

NMSF 2024 Moco
https://www.mymcmedia.org/158-county-students-named-national-merit-semifinalists/

Hope this doesn't become another pissing battle, both magnet programs are excellent, with Blair more focused on STEM, and RMIB more focused on humanitieis and analytical writing. Both schools have all the resources to produced excellent grads going to top colleges. To each their own.

Once again, Blair magnets are larger than RMIB.

Think about the math (ironic).

RMIB accepts about 125 students each year
https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/siteassets/schools/high-schools/r-w/rmhs/uploadedfiles/ib/2023-2024-ib-insert-for-rmhs-school-profile-1-3.pdf?usp=sharing

Blair Magnet accepts about 100 students each year
https://old.mbhs.edu/departments/magnet/ParentResources/MagnetProfile.pdf

It is indeed ironic that your math skills is not up to par

😄 Explains why poster's DC couldn't get in Blair magnet

Except that Blair has two magnet programs, dummkopf, totaling about 175 students.

Exactly the point 👍

Those two pp are ignorant about Blair magnets.

And what was the point???
The PPs proved that Blair had more NMSFS than RM, refuting the claim that "Last year RMIB produced twice as many NMSF as Blair".
It's right there on the chain of posts.
Blair having 2 magnets " doesn't make the claim true.
So help us out, what is the point?

Blair has one magnet. CAP doesn’t count.

https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/curriculum/specialprograms/high

Blair has the CAP magnet for the consortia, but you can't compare it to SMCS. Wheaton also has two consortia magnet programs, but let’s be real—how do they even compare to Blair SMCS or RMIB? Blair SMCS is a "regional" program that includes W schools, while RMIB is "countywide". And even with two magnet programs, Wheaton only had two NMSFs in 2024. I wouldn’t say Blair’s CAP program is any better—or even on the same level.

By that same token, how can you compare Blair STEM which is regional to RMIB, which is county wide?

Yeah, like you said, RMIB is countywide, and Blair is regional, so it’s not a perfect comparison. But the fact that a regional program like Blair is producing more NMSF than a countywide one like RMIB? That’s pretty impressive—that’s really my main point.

There was even an article saying that Blair’s SMCS students aren’t just regional top, but like national top. That doesn’t mean RMIB students don’t do well in college admissions, though—I’ve actually heard they get into Ivy Leagues pretty well.

Anyway, the bottom line is
Blair produces the most NMSF in Maryland, and most of them come from SMCS—not CAP. People throwing in CAP student numbers to explain Blair’s NMSF count are just missing the point.I’m not trying to put down RMIB or CAP, and it’s not like my kid even goes to Blair. I just want to state the facts based on NMSF numbers—that’s it. Someone claimed RM had more NMSF than Blair at some point, but that’s just not true, and I’m just correcting the record.

Convenient that you didn't use the most recent numbers. It's RMIB this year.

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Anonymous wrote:Can someone tell me if my kid got a 266 on the MAP-M, what are her chances of getting into Blair's SMCS? Also, how are the kids that are going to blair? Is it hard?

That score, while good, is probably too low.

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Anonymous wrote:Blair is a strong program but niche, for STEM obviously but majority pre-engineering. RMIB is better for kids who like STEM and humanities, and produces excellent analytical writers across disciplines. Historically RMIB has had better college outcomes because Ivy+ schools prefer a broader liberal arts focus. Blair does better with MIT. Both are very competitive but RMIB students are a little more chill. Last year RMIB produced twice as many NMSF as Blair. This year it was reversed, Blair produced twice as many. So the cohorts vary too.

No disagreement with the general characterization, but the college outcome results are not correct, can easily google at Bethesda Magazine.

Also not correct, that last year (2023) RMIB produced twice as many NMSF as Blair. MCPS announcements on number of NMSF winners have been very consistent in the last 20 years. Blair has always been the majority, typically 40+ NMSF. RMIB has very good results as well, but about 50-75% of Blair's.
Results for 2023 and 2024, you can google previous years results easily.

NMSF 2023 Moco
https://ww2.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/press/index.aspx?pagetype=showrelease&id=13329

NMSF 2024 Moco
https://www.mymcmedia.org/158-county-students-named-national-merit-semifinalists/

Hope this doesn't become another pissing battle, both magnet programs are excellent, with Blair more focused on STEM, and RMIB more focused on humanitieis and analytical writing. Both schools have all the resources to produced excellent grads going to top colleges. To each their own.

Once again, Blair magnets are larger than RMIB.

Think about the math (ironic).

RMIB accepts about 125 students each year
https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/siteassets/schools/high-schools/r-w/rmhs/uploadedfiles/ib/2023-2024-ib-insert-for-rmhs-school-profile-1-3.pdf?usp=sharing

Blair Magnet accepts about 100 students each year
https://old.mbhs.edu/departments/magnet/ParentResources/MagnetProfile.pdf

It is indeed ironic that your math skills is not up to par

😄 Explains why poster's DC couldn't get in Blair magnet

Except that Blair has two magnet programs, dummkopf, totaling about 175 students.

Exactly the point 👍

Those two pp are ignorant about Blair magnets.

And what was the point???
The PPs proved that Blair had more NMSFS than RM, refuting the claim that "Last year RMIB produced twice as many NMSF as Blair".
It's right there on the chain of posts.
Blair having 2 magnets " doesn't make the claim true.
So help us out, what is the point?

Blair has one magnet. CAP doesn’t count.

https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/curriculum/specialprograms/high

Blair has the CAP magnet for the consortia, but you can't compare it to SMCS. Wheaton also has two consortia magnet programs, but let’s be real—how do they even compare to Blair SMCS or RMIB? Blair SMCS is a "regional" program that includes W schools, while RMIB is "countywide". And even with two magnet programs, Wheaton only had two NMSFs in 2024. I wouldn’t say Blair’s CAP program is any better—or even on the same level.

By that same token, how can you compare Blair STEM which is regional to RMIB, which is county wide?

Yeah, like you said, RMIB is countywide, and Blair is regional, so it’s not a perfect comparison. But the fact that a regional program like Blair is producing more NMSF than a countywide one like RMIB? That’s pretty impressive—that’s really my main point.

There was even an article saying that Blair’s SMCS students aren’t just regional top, but like national top. That doesn’t mean RMIB students don’t do well in college admissions, though—I’ve actually heard they get into Ivy Leagues pretty well.

Anyway, the bottom line is
Blair produces the most NMSF in Maryland, and most of them come from SMCS—not CAP. People throwing in CAP student numbers to explain Blair’s NMSF count are just missing the point.I’m not trying to put down RMIB or CAP, and it’s not like my kid even goes to Blair. I just want to state the facts based on NMSF numbers—that’s it. Someone claimed RM had more NMSF than Blair at some point, but that’s just not true, and I’m just correcting the record.

Convenient that you didn't use the most recent numbers. It's RMIB this year.

That post was made far before this years NMSF results came out. Are you criticizing this person for not having a crystal ball?

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Anonymous wrote:Can someone tell me if my kid got a 266 on the MAP-M, what are her chances of getting into Blair's SMCS? Also, how are the kids that are going to blair? Is it hard?

That score, while good, is probably too low.

My kid scored a 269 and was waitlisted for PHS Ecology and didn’t get PHS SMCs. I think Blair is more competitive.

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Anonymous wrote:Blair is a strong program but niche, for STEM obviously but majority pre-engineering. RMIB is better for kids who like STEM and humanities, and produces excellent analytical writers across disciplines. Historically RMIB has had better college outcomes because Ivy+ schools prefer a broader liberal arts focus. Blair does better with MIT. Both are very competitive but RMIB students are a little more chill. Last year RMIB produced twice as many NMSF as Blair. This year it was reversed, Blair produced twice as many. So the cohorts vary too.

No disagreement with the general characterization, but the college outcome results are not correct, can easily google at Bethesda Magazine.

Also not correct, that last year (2023) RMIB produced twice as many NMSF as Blair. MCPS announcements on number of NMSF winners have been very consistent in the last 20 years. Blair has always been the majority, typically 40+ NMSF. RMIB has very good results as well, but about 50-75% of Blair's.
Results for 2023 and 2024, you can google previous years results easily.

NMSF 2023 Moco
https://ww2.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/press/index.aspx?pagetype=showrelease&id=13329

NMSF 2024 Moco
https://www.mymcmedia.org/158-county-students-named-national-merit-semifinalists/

Hope this doesn't become another pissing battle, both magnet programs are excellent, with Blair more focused on STEM, and RMIB more focused on humanitieis and analytical writing. Both schools have all the resources to produced excellent grads going to top colleges. To each their own.

Once again, Blair magnets are larger than RMIB.

Think about the math (ironic).

RMIB accepts about 125 students each year
https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/siteassets/schools/high-schools/r-w/rmhs/uploadedfiles/ib/2023-2024-ib-insert-for-rmhs-school-profile-1-3.pdf?usp=sharing

Blair Magnet accepts about 100 students each year
https://old.mbhs.edu/departments/magnet/ParentResources/MagnetProfile.pdf

It is indeed ironic that your math skills is not up to par

😄 Explains why poster's DC couldn't get in Blair magnet

Except that Blair has two magnet programs, dummkopf, totaling about 175 students.

Exactly the point 👍

Those two pp are ignorant about Blair magnets.

And what was the point???
The PPs proved that Blair had more NMSFS than RM, refuting the claim that "Last year RMIB produced twice as many NMSF as Blair".
It's right there on the chain of posts.
Blair having 2 magnets " doesn't make the claim true.
So help us out, what is the point?

Blair has one magnet. CAP doesn’t count.

https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/curriculum/specialprograms/high

Blair has the CAP magnet for the consortia, but you can't compare it to SMCS. Wheaton also has two consortia magnet programs, but let’s be real—how do they even compare to Blair SMCS or RMIB? Blair SMCS is a "regional" program that includes W schools, while RMIB is "countywide". And even with two magnet programs, Wheaton only had two NMSFs in 2024. I wouldn’t say Blair’s CAP program is any better—or even on the same level.

Wheaton engineering students regularly go on to the country's top engineering programs is how that program "even compares." But it's not a contest. Wheaton and CAP are excellent programs where students get excellent educations.

I’m not saying Wheaton’s program is bad—I have no idea if it’s good or not. But someone claimed that RMIB had twice as many NMSF as Blair, which was just false. Now, some people are arguing that Blair has more NMSF just because its magnet program is bigger than RMIB (since RMIB has about 100 + 25 local students, while Blair magnet has around 100 SMCS + 75(?) CAP). But that’s exactly what I’m pushing back on—because most of Blair’s NMSF are probably from the SMCS program, not CAP.

Just because some kids did not get top scores on psat doesn’t mean they aren’t bright and talented. It’s a weird way to judge kids.

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Anonymous wrote:Can someone tell me if my kid got a 266 on the MAP-M, what are her chances of getting into Blair's SMCS? Also, how are the kids that are going to blair? Is it hard?

That's on the very low end for Blair's math general expectation for super-honors compacted Algebra 2 / Precalc in 9th. You'd probably need a very exceptional science ability and interest (which requires private privilege, because MCPS middle schools do not offer anything of the sort) to be placed in the program.
Your kid (current 8th grader in 2025-2026, I assume) might be able to join the upcoming
new regional magnet courses in 10th-12th grade, if the magnet is hosted in your local school.

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Anonymous wrote:Can someone tell me if my kid got a 266 on the MAP-M, what are her chances of getting into Blair's SMCS? Also, how are the kids that are going to blair? Is it hard?

That's on the very low end for Blair's math general expectation for super-honors compacted Algebra 2 / Precalc in 9th. You'd probably need a very exceptional science ability and interest (which requires private privilege, because MCPS middle schools do not offer anything of the sort) to be placed in the program.
Your kid (current 8th grader in 2025-2026, I assume) might be able to join the upcoming
new regional magnet courses in 10th-12th grade, if the magnet is hosted in your local school.

All schools allow algebra in 7th, some in 6th. Not uncommon.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It is really rare to have a choice OP.

In DC's W feeder MS school there was exactly one kid. They ran into a different kid they knew at the open house for the one school DC got into and that kid said he was the only one at his MS which is feeder into a different W. I mention Ws to show these are very good high performing schools with high performing kids.

We know both kids since elementary and both are very well rounded although the second kid has a parent that is known in STEM. One picked Blair and the other RMIB.

Our child was admitted to both, and oddly, decided in the last moment to stay at this local school. I don't know how rare it is.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It is really rare to have a choice OP.

In DC's W feeder MS school there was exactly one kid. They ran into a different kid they knew at the open house for the one school DC got into and that kid said he was the only one at his MS which is feeder into a different W. I mention Ws to show these are very good high performing schools with high performing kids.

We know both kids since elementary and both are very well rounded although the second kid has a parent that is known in STEM. One picked Blair and the other RMIB.

Our child was admitted to both, and oddly, decided in the last moment to stay at this local school. I don't know how rare it is.

^his.

In thinking about it, maybe it is not rare. Both of my kids were admitted. The second one also was accepted to the Ecology program at Poolseville in addition to the RMIB and Blair.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It is really rare to have a choice OP.

In DC's W feeder MS school there was exactly one kid. They ran into a different kid they knew at the open house for the one school DC got into and that kid said he was the only one at his MS which is feeder into a different W. I mention Ws to show these are very good high performing schools with high performing kids.

We know both kids since elementary and both are very well rounded although the second kid has a parent that is known in STEM. One picked Blair and the other RMIB.

Our child was admitted to both, and oddly, decided in the last moment to stay at this local school. I don't know how rare it is.

^his.

In thinking about it, maybe it is not rare. Both of my kids were admitted. The second one also was accepted to the Ecology program at Poolseville in addition to the RMIB and Blair.

Poolesville Up county, Blair down county - how did get admitted to both?