We are new to poolesville high school global ecology program and are not impressed.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:My kid is in the SMCS program and it’s very challenging.

Global also used to be pretty hard to get into. Maybe this changed when they got rid of the COGAT test?

Did you not go to the open house? It’s was clear when we w we that there were lots of field trips. Seems most kids love it.

Op here. Of course we went to the open house. The field trips themselves are not the problem, it’s what they do during field trips. It’s all fluff and no substance. It’s just a big party. Of course the kids will love it. That’s fine, but isn’t it suppose to be a magnet program? In addition, the classes room teaching are so bland. Where’s the challenging coursework? I guess like a PP stated, it will get more challenging, but I have serious doubts.

Do you have an 8th grader for whom you are hoping to cut down on the competition for this year’s application process?

[Anonymous]

Maybe the program improves after 9th grade. Although it does sound over-hyped.

[Anonymous]

I have a son who is a Jr. in global and has really loved the program. It's been a fantastic way to build a community and find his people. Is it as academically rigorous as SMCS? No, but it's not meant to be. He's in AP Calc BC and AP Physics C as a Jr. and that feels plenty advanced to me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have a son who is a Jr. in global and has really loved the program. It's been a fantastic way to build a community and find his people. Is it as academically rigorous as SMCS? No, but it's not meant to be. He's in AP Calc BC and AP Physics C as a Jr. and that feels plenty advanced to me.

When my kid was waitlisted current sophomore, we asked about the means of accepted kids. I think it was 272 math and 252 reading. I think the OP is a troll.

[Anonymous]

well, they have watered down the magnets and are now basing it on some kind of lottery and not how kids perform in the entrance exam.

Global is great for many reasons, but it was never as rigorous as a regular STEM magnet like SMACS or SMCS, because it did not attract the top students.

I am so glad that my kids were out of MCPS in the nick of time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:well, they have watered down the magnets and are now basing it on some kind of lottery and not how kids perform in the entrance exam.

Global is great for many reasons, but it was never as rigorous as a regular STEM magnet like SMACS or SMCS, because it did not attract the top students.

I am so glad that my kids were out of MCPS in the nick of time.

Easiest way to avoid the disappointment of not making the cut is to move so you aren’t even eligible.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I have a son who is a Jr. in global and has really loved the program. It's been a fantastic way to build a community and find his people. Is it as academically rigorous as SMCS? No, but it's not meant to be. He's in AP Calc BC and AP Physics C as a Jr. and that feels plenty advanced to me.

When my kid was waitlisted current sophomore, we asked about the means of accepted kids. I think it was 272 math and 252 reading. I think the OP is a troll.

U are definitely the troll. None of the programs tell students and parents the means of map testing for of acceptance to the magnet program. That is kept in strict confidentiality.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have a son who is a Jr. in global and has really loved the program. It's been a fantastic way to build a community and find his people. Is it as academically rigorous as SMCS? No, but it's not meant to be. He's in AP Calc BC and AP Physics C as a Jr. and that feels plenty advanced to me.

When my kid was waitlisted current sophomore, we asked about the means of accepted kids. I think it was 272 math and 252 reading. I think the OP is a troll.

U are definitely the troll. None of the programs tell students and parents the means of map testing for of acceptance to the magnet program. That is kept in strict confidentiality.

Don't know if it's true but others here have claimed that the median MAP-M score for 8th graders accepted into SMSC was around 275. So their claim does seem in the ballpark.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have a son who is a Jr. in global and has really loved the program. It's been a fantastic way to build a community and find his people. Is it as academically rigorous as SMCS? No, but it's not meant to be. He's in AP Calc BC and AP Physics C as a Jr. and that feels plenty advanced to me.

When my kid was waitlisted current sophomore, we asked about the means of accepted kids. I think it was 272 math and 252 reading. I think the OP is a troll.

U are definitely the troll. None of the programs tell students and parents the means of map testing for of acceptance to the magnet program. That is kept in strict confidentiality.

You are definitely the troll who started Frost not impressed thread. Why do you want to tear down good schools and programs? We found out because our kid was right below cutoff and were confused why they weren’t accepted.

[Anonymous]

OP is a troll key this thread die.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How selective is this program? How are students chosen for the program?

It is very selective- 99. Percentile on both sections of the test is common.

Nope. Totally false. My child had mid 80’s on map m and map r and was accepted in the first round for global. Also, many of her friends got accepted in second round with much lower scores. So it is not as selective as people make it sound.

I would agree with this.

[Anonymous]

There are like 3 magnet programs at Poolsville, are the other two more selective?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There are like 3 magnet programs at Poolsville, are the other two more selective?

I know a kid who got into the humanities program in the first round and was in the waitpool for Global. Don’t know that kid’s scores, but perhaps the MAP-R was higher than the MAP-M?

[Anonymous]

Global Ecology is the one program at Poolesville that is open to the entire county (like RMIB program). I hear it is good (I have known kids who went through), but most of its appeal is that it is more laid back than either Poolesville or Blair’s SMAC and RMIB, while still being quasi elite.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Our child goes to the global program and so far they have gone in one field trip where they walked around ate ice cream, cooked eggs and slept in a tent. The class programs in the school have not been challenging, with one class having a nap session everyday. What is this pre-k? We are not impressed….any other global parents out there feeling the same?

10 for trolling!