MS magnet test - is it really this hard

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Though same applies- since TPMS typically makes us between 40-60% of incoming class to Blair- you are tracked once you get there. Mag Alg 1 at TPMS is very very different than Alg 1 anywhere else in MoCo.

The question about which math her child is in is irrelevant.

[Anonymous]

People (parents) don't understand that the work is significantly harder. Not just harder but more if it. You must also weigh if being the top matters- the whole 'big fish in a small pond'. Few are the standouts in the MS & HS magnets as each of these kids WERE the standouts in their ES. Harder to be the best when everyone is. And let's be clear, the 'chosen' few are in the highest math. Some kids just are better than others. TPMS is fantastic, but it's hard. It's far & hard. You must take those into account.
If you go from TPMS to say Blair as a 9th grader - math currently has around 25 in Functions, most are in Mag Pre Cal, and the lesser good kids are in Mag Geometry. 1/3 of the kids in Functions drop it as they are failing - and these kids are the few deemed good enough to take it. The teacher is a killer. It too is a great school but it is hard.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:People (parents) don't understand that the work is significantly harder. Not just harder but more if it. You must also weigh if being the top matters- the whole 'big fish in a small pond'. Few are the standouts in the MS & HS magnets as each of these kids WERE the standouts in their ES. Harder to be the best when everyone is. And let's be clear, the 'chosen' few are in the highest math. Some kids just are better than others. TPMS is fantastic, but it's hard. It's far & hard. You must take those into account.
If you go from TPMS to say Blair as a 9th grader - math currently has around 25 in Functions, most are in Mag Pre Cal, and the lesser good kids are in Mag Geometry. 1/3 of the kids in Functions drop it as they are failing - and these kids are the few deemed good enough to take it. The teacher is a killer. It too is a great school but it is hard.

Functions started with 20 this year and is at 15 now.

[Anonymous]

Humanities magnet is also challenging. A lot of work, high expectations. But it's great for the right students. And I imagine TPMS is great for the right students too. I have another child in an HGC and the grades and standards are high. That's how these programs are supposed to operate.

[Anonymous]

I know someone who got in to Blair from 8th grade algebra last year with no prep work and not from TP.

[Anonymous]

Of course people from other schools besides TPMS get into Blair- but they definitely aren't in functions & most are in Mag Geometry. They are middle to bottom. If 40-60% of Blair's magnet comes from TPMS, then of course the rest come from
regular MS.

[Anonymous]

Just came back from test. As per my DS, Scat was piece of cake. Reading was little tough. and Raven was OK for him.

[Anonymous]

My 8th grader reported the hardest thing on the math for him was remembering things from Math 7 and IM. He is in 8th grade Geometry now.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Just came back from test. As per my DS, Scat was piece of cake. Reading was little tough. and Raven was OK for him.

That's exactly what my son said too. Said there were 2 hard questions on the Raven he wasn't sure about but all of the SCAT was pretty easy. Test must not really be the intermediate SCAT as reported on this forum.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just came back from test. As per my DS, Scat was piece of cake. Reading was little tough. and Raven was OK for him.

That's exactly what my son said too. Said there were 2 hard questions on the Raven he wasn't sure about but all of the SCAT was pretty easy. Test must not really be the intermediate SCAT as reported on this forum.

Wait till results will come in.
My son run out of time last year, and was not claiming that test was very easy. He got only 6 questions wrong (3 wrong, 3 incomplete).
On SCAT at John Hopkins 2 weeks prior he got only 2 questions wrong...
Test is not easy. It may look easy. You will be surprised.
Try to do it yourself - 50 questions in 20 minutes.
I have not seen many parents bragging on this site that their child got 50 out of 50 on math... How about 48 out of 50? Do you know many such kids?

[Anonymous]

From my experience many kids who claimed that math test was easy did not make it.
Both of my kids said that some of questions were hard. Both were accepted and had scores several points higher than median of accepted children.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just came back from test. As per my DS, Scat was piece of cake. Reading was little tough. and Raven was OK for him.

That's exactly what my son said too. Said there were 2 hard questions on the Raven he wasn't sure about but all of the SCAT was pretty easy. Test must not really be the intermediate SCAT as reported on this forum.

Wait till results will come in.
My son run out of time last year, and was not claiming that test was very easy. He got only 6 questions wrong (3 wrong, 3 incomplete).
On SCAT at John Hopkins 2 weeks prior he got only 2 questions wrong...
Test is not easy. It may look easy. You will be surprised.
Try to do it yourself - 50 questions in 20 minutes.
I have not seen many parents bragging on this site that their child got 50 out of 50 on math... How about 48 out of 50? Do you know many such kids?

Exactly, it's a multiple choice test, most takers will feel confident they have found the answer but wait for the scores. Kids are bad a pretty bad at recognizing that they don't know something.

[Anonymous]

Gee thanks people. He just said it was easier than the intermediate SCAT practice tests. Some people on here are just so lovely

[Anonymous]

Also remember- 1/2 the people took it at Blair and 1/2 at RM. Only 100 spots

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Also remember- 1/2 the people took it at Blair and 1/2 at RM. Only 100 spots

This is MS TEST - not HS - EVERYONE took it at TPMS.