CES Decision Letters

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Some of the lower percentiles posted could be the result of a really low quant score but sky high verbal, rt?

You mean they take the students who do very well on the verbal part of the test before the students who have a better overall score but do less well on the verbal?
Interesting theory.

They might for MS magnets where they use the full CogAT and get percentiles for the three batteries and programs are specific to content. For CES they only use the screener and the kids only take one subtest each area, so the composite is the only score they norm and show percentiles for. The score report will give you the raw score for each subtest, but MCPS selection committees do not use raw scores. They use percentiles for same age, same grade peers. (Students are compared to kids the same age - year and months, and the same grade who took the same test- so percentiles for raw scores will differ by age, and for the MCPS percentiles, by age and type of school).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Some of the lower percentiles posted could be the result of a really low quant score but sky high verbal, rt?

a lot of things are possible but it's just speculation

[Anonymous]

Anyone still waiting for letters?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Anyone still waiting for letters?

I hope so. Today at DD’s school no one was talking about it! DD didn’t dare say anything. She’s hoping some people she knows will go with her to the CES.

[Anonymous]

Still nothing here in 20874. DD hasn’t said if anyone was talking about it.

[Anonymous]

Still no reports of rejection letters.

[Anonymous]

I have twins. We received an acceptance letter for one on Saturday but no notification for the other twin. I am pretty certain he will not be waitlisted.

[Anonymous]

Very common for twins. I know of at least 5 sets of twins with one twin who got into a CES and the other who didn't get in. And only one set of twins who both got in to a CES. Good luck, PP.

[Anonymous]

We have seen two sets of twins where one makes it in to the CES and the other did not. And then they flip flopped for the middle school magnet where there one in the CES did not get in, and the one in the community classrooms did.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We have seen two sets of twins where one makes it in to the CES and the other did not. And then they flip flopped for the middle school magnet where there one in the CES did not get in, and the one in the community classrooms did.

Wow! Almost seems like they do it on purpose, thinking that since they're twins, they're getting the same challenge for the price of just one seat...

[Anonymous]

We are in 20912, our local school is Piney Branch and we haven’t heard anything yet. I’m preparing myself for bad news. Will everyone get notified at some point? I’m curious how DC scored since they were in the magnet at TPES.

[Anonymous]

I can see from a USPS email that we have a perforated envelope coming today from MCPS. I’m guessing today is the day for rejection letters.

[Anonymous]

Good luck to everyone!

On Friday, the MCPS website changed to state that letters would be mailed on April 1st.
I am therefore hoping that after that Friday batch they sent, this second batch will be acceptances too, and not just wait lists and rejections.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I can see from a USPS email that we have a perforated envelope coming today from MCPS. I’m guessing today is the day for rejection letters.

Same.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I can see from a USPS email that we have a perforated envelope coming today from MCPS. I’m guessing today is the day for rejection letters.

Same.

FWIW, our acceptance letter came on Saturday in a perforated envelope.