Profile of students accepted into selective magnet middle schools?

[Anonymous]

Eastern, Takoma Park or Clemente selective magnets.

If your child was accepted into one of these programs, what was their test score given on the acceptance letter?
Usual 4th or 5th grades?
Usual MAP scores?

DS has applied, and is all pumped up after writing his application essays. However his grades are rather unimpressive (he has some Is), even though he writes very well and has always had good MAP scores (131 in MAP-R in 4th grade). I'm trying to tone down expectations here! If you have any insights on the selection process, please help me out...

[Anonymous]

The most important criteria is the test score.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The most important criteria is the test score.

That's what I heard, too. If your test score isn't high enough, they don't even look at any of the other stuff.

[Anonymous]

The profile of the students are Asian and Jewish.

[Anonymous]

Can't remember the exact scores offhand, but DC always scores 2-4 years ahead of grade level on standardized tests, always 98th or 99th percentiles. Got into both Eastern and Takoma Park and was just within the average of kids who got accepted in terms of the test scores (slightly ahead on one, slightly below on another).

Got all P's at HGC. Had excellent teacher recommendations (so they told us).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The profile of the students are Asian and Jewish.

Not true.

[Anonymous]

My child was accepted at one and wait listed at the other. He did well on two parts of the test and not that well on other two parts. Went to an HGC and had Ps and Es grades. Was a kid who would not do well in a non magnet environment.

It's not all about the test scores. I know of kids who scored higher on the test and were not accepted.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The profile of the students are Asian and Jewish.

Not true.

True at TPMS

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My child was accepted at one and wait listed at the other. He did well on two parts of the test and not that well on other two parts. Went to an HGC and had Ps and Es grades. Was a kid who would not do well in a non magnet environment.

It's not all about the test scores. I know of kids who scored higher on the test and were not accepted.

It's not all about the test scores, but the test scores seem to be the single most important criterion.

Well, actually, the single most important criterion is the bail-out question. If your kid says on the bail-out question that they don't want to go, they won't get in.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The profile of the students are Asian and Jewish.

Not true.

True at TPMS

Not true at Eastern. But I will say that the 6th grade class is predominately female.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My child was accepted at one and wait listed at the other. He did well on two parts of the test and not that well on other two parts. Went to an HGC and had Ps and Es grades. Was a kid who would not do well in a non magnet environment.

It's not all about the test scores. I know of kids who scored higher on the test and were not accepted.

It's not all about the test scores, but the test scores seem to be the single most important criterion.

Well, actually, the single most important criterion is the bail-out question. If your kid says on the bail-out question that they don't want to go, they won't get in.

I don't think that they were in my child's case.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My child was accepted at one and wait listed at the other. He did well on two parts of the test and not that well on other two parts. Went to an HGC and had Ps and Es grades. Was a kid who would not do well in a non magnet environment.

It's not all about the test scores. I know of kids who scored higher on the test and were not accepted.

It's not all about the test scores, but the test scores seem to be the single most important criterion.

Well, actually, the single most important criterion is the bail-out question. If your kid says on the bail-out question that they don't want to go, they won't get in.

Please elaborate.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The profile of the students are Asian and Jewish.

Not true.

True at TPMS

My TPMS student is neither Asian nor Jewish.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The profile of the students are Asian and Jewish.

Not true.

True at TPMS

My TPMS student is neither Asian nor Jewish.

+1

Neither Asian, nor Jewish, but half European.

[Anonymous]

20 people at my bus stop. All Asian and Jewish.