MCPS High School Magnet Decisions

[Anonymous]

Hi, which program is better phs ecology or phs humanities

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hi, which program is better phs ecology or phs humanities

These are different. A better question is what interests your child more.

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Anonymous wrote:I am one of the posters that defended the TPMS parent with the inbound kid accepted to the magnet program. While I don't think (or rather hope) the "bitterness" from the negative posts are directed at the parent, the real travesty is the sheer incompetence of MCPS. For the amount of money that MCPS has, the fact that enriched curriculum is offered to only a select few makes absolutely no sense.

There is a definite 2 tier system of middle schools - schools that nurture students that need that enrichment and those that completely ignore them. I can totally understand why parents that end up in schools where their high performing kids get ignored are upset when factors like a lottery is the only way to get into the "other" tier school.

MCPS needs to step up its game badly!

The problem comes in part from parents who see a value in something being rare and exclusive. It doesn't cost any more money to add more advanced classes, or to expand a program to different schools (as is being done with the IB), but you still have people who think their child's acceptance is proof of some kind of status they don't want just anyone to have.

RMIB vs W school- chose home school

sure but if you are interested in elite college outcomes you should go with RMIB which does much better

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hi, which program is better phs ecology or phs humanities

I don't think there's a bad program at PHS...it's just what your child would like to study. At least the first two years are quite rigid across all three programs so the coursework should interest them.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Hi, which program is better phs ecology or phs humanities

I don't think there's a bad program at PHS...it's just what your child would like to study. At least the first two years are quite rigid across all three programs so the coursework should interest them.

Phs humanities students are called “npc” according to my child. They say they are “irrelevant”. In my opinion, instead of phs humanities it is better to load up on AP classes at home school then dealing with the rigid schedule at phs humanities. It’s not really worth it!

[Anonymous]

Are people posting this nonsense in the hope of creating a waitlist movement?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hi, which program is better phs ecology or phs humanities

I don't think there's a bad program at PHS...it's just what your child would like to study. At least the first two years are quite rigid across all three programs so the coursework should interest them.

Phs humanities students are called “npc” according to my child. They say they are “irrelevant”. In my opinion, instead of phs humanities it is better to load up on AP classes at home school then dealing with the rigid schedule at phs humanities. It’s not really worth it!

The reality is kids can take classes across the magnets in 11th/12th. The program with the most flexibility is the ecology program. But it also has fewer rigorous courses in 9th/10th compared to SMCS or humanities.

I think there's an argument for going to PHS over most of the home schools in the Upcounty area (smaller size of school, better teachers).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hi, which program is better phs ecology or phs humanities

I don't think there's a bad program at PHS...it's just what your child would like to study. At least the first two years are quite rigid across all three programs so the coursework should interest them.

Phs humanities students are called “npc” according to my child. They say they are “irrelevant”. In my opinion, instead of phs humanities it is better to load up on AP classes at home school then dealing with the rigid schedule at phs humanities. It’s not really worth it!

The reality is kids can take classes across the magnets in 11th/12th. The program with the most flexibility is the ecology program. But it also has fewer rigorous courses in 9th/10th compared to SMCS or humanities.

I think there's an argument for going to PHS over most of the home schools in the Upcounty area (smaller size of school, better teachers).

From what I recall,I don’t think humanities is more rigorous than Ecology as a freshman or sophomore. The required classes are virtually the same though some classes Ecology students take 9th Humanities take in 10th and vice versa.

[Anonymous]

Did PHS SMCS waitpool cameout or already filled?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Did PHS SMCS waitpool cameout or already filled?

Already filled

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am one of the posters that defended the TPMS parent with the inbound kid accepted to the magnet program. While I don't think (or rather hope) the "bitterness" from the negative posts are directed at the parent, the real travesty is the sheer incompetence of MCPS. For the amount of money that MCPS has, the fact that enriched curriculum is offered to only a select few makes absolutely no sense.

There is a definite 2 tier system of middle schools - schools that nurture students that need that enrichment and those that completely ignore them. I can totally understand why parents that end up in schools where their high performing kids get ignored are upset when factors like a lottery is the only way to get into the "other" tier school.

MCPS needs to step up its game badly!

The problem comes in part from parents who see a value in something being rare and exclusive. It doesn't cost any more money to add more advanced classes, or to expand a program to different schools (as is being done with the IB), but you still have people who think their child's acceptance is proof of some kind of status they don't want just anyone to have.

RMIB vs W school- chose home school

sure but if you are interested in elite college outcomes you should go with RMIB which does much better

Says what data?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am one of the posters that defended the TPMS parent with the inbound kid accepted to the magnet program. While I don't think (or rather hope) the "bitterness" from the negative posts are directed at the parent, the real travesty is the sheer incompetence of MCPS. For the amount of money that MCPS has, the fact that enriched curriculum is offered to only a select few makes absolutely no sense.

There is a definite 2 tier system of middle schools - schools that nurture students that need that enrichment and those that completely ignore them. I can totally understand why parents that end up in schools where their high performing kids get ignored are upset when factors like a lottery is the only way to get into the "other" tier school.

MCPS needs to step up its game badly!

The problem comes in part from parents who see a value in something being rare and exclusive. It doesn't cost any more money to add more advanced classes, or to expand a program to different schools (as is being done with the IB), but you still have people who think their child's acceptance is proof of some kind of status they don't want just anyone to have.

RMIB vs W school- chose home school

sure but if you are interested in elite college outcomes you should go with RMIB which does much better

Says what data?

This is one of the constant debates on DCUM and it never really gets resolved. There is data that comes out about where kids end up accepting, but it's not broken up by magnet/mainstream student population. So then folks claim to have gone through the Instagram and "know" each kid with an elite acceptance is from the magnet.

The reporting also doesn't tell you who is a recruited athlete, who is a fourth generation legacy, etc.

Here's my two cents, and you can take them for what they are worth. For elite college admissions, RMIB vs. W School vs. Blair (or whatever) does not really matter. The bar for HPSY admissions coming from a DC-area HS in 2024 is so high that the question of which excellent HS they attended is moot. They are differentiating themselves outside of school, acing standardized tests, and excelling in whatever high-rigor classes they take. The question of whether that means a bunch of APs at Whitman or the IB program at RM is not going make or break one of those applications.

[Anonymous]

Any announcement came out?

[Anonymous]

Any announcement came out for PHS SMCS

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am one of the posters that defended the TPMS parent with the inbound kid accepted to the magnet program. While I don't think (or rather hope) the "bitterness" from the negative posts are directed at the parent, the real travesty is the sheer incompetence of MCPS. For the amount of money that MCPS has, the fact that enriched curriculum is offered to only a select few makes absolutely no sense.

There is a definite 2 tier system of middle schools - schools that nurture students that need that enrichment and those that completely ignore them. I can totally understand why parents that end up in schools where their high performing kids get ignored are upset when factors like a lottery is the only way to get into the "other" tier school.

MCPS needs to step up its game badly!

The problem comes in part from parents who see a value in something being rare and exclusive. It doesn't cost any more money to add more advanced classes, or to expand a program to different schools (as is being done with the IB), but you still have people who think their child's acceptance is proof of some kind of status they don't want just anyone to have.

https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/siteassets/schools/high-schools/r-w/rmhs/ib/ib-colleges-20-22.pdf



RMIB vs W school- chose home school

sure but if you are interested in elite college outcomes you should go with RMIB which does much better

Says what data?

This is one of the constant debates on DCUM and it never really gets resolved. There is data that comes out about where kids end up accepting, but it's not broken up by magnet/mainstream student population. So then folks claim to have gone through the Instagram and "know" each kid with an elite acceptance is from the magnet.

The reporting also doesn't tell you who is a recruited athlete, who is a fourth generation legacy, etc.

Here's my two cents, and you can take them for what they are worth. For elite college admissions, RMIB vs. W School vs. Blair (or whatever) does not really matter. The bar for HPSY admissions coming from a DC-area HS in 2024 is so high that the question of which excellent HS they attended is moot. They are differentiating themselves outside of school, acing standardized tests, and excelling in whatever high-rigor classes they take. The question of whether that means a bunch of APs at Whitman or the IB program at RM is not going make or break one of those applications.