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Anonymous wrote:It’s Math, Science and Comp Sci. Some people stronger on science but lower in math (they get in), some stronger in comp sci. There is no 1 thing. Again, there are 3 levels of 9th grade magnet math (mag geometry, mag pre cal & magnet functions). There are levels of kids who get in!

You are making no sense dude!

What does three levels of math have ANYTHING to do,with acceptance rates.

Also, in 9th grade there is no magnet math. Math is not part of the smacs block. In ninth grade it’s a science, computer science and research and experimentation (r & e) class.

That’s not correct. 9th graders take Magnet Precalc or Functions, both of which are magnet classes. If any kids come in from Algebra 1 in 8th, they take Magnet Geometry over the summer before 9th, so they also start 9th in Magnet Precalc.

This doesn't make sense that they'd take a student with only Algebra 1 vs. a student who has completed Algebra 2 and is ready for more. That's not really a magnet program if they are taking kids with just Algebra 1.

You don't understand the program. It's about potential in a variety of stem related fields, not just where you are on a math track.

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Anonymous wrote:It’s Math, Science and Comp Sci. Some people stronger on science but lower in math (they get in), some stronger in comp sci. There is no 1 thing. Again, there are 3 levels of 9th grade magnet math (mag geometry, mag pre cal & magnet functions). There are levels of kids who get in!

You are making no sense dude!

What does three levels of math have ANYTHING to do,with acceptance rates.

Also, in 9th grade there is no magnet math. Math is not part of the smacs block. In ninth grade it’s a science, computer science and research and experimentation (r & e) class.

That’s not correct. 9th graders take Magnet Precalc or Functions, both of which are magnet classes. If any kids come in from Algebra 1 in 8th, they take Magnet Geometry over the summer before 9th, so they also start 9th in Magnet Precalc.

This doesn't make sense that they'd take a student with only Algebra 1 vs. a student who has completed Algebra 2 and is ready for more. That's not really a magnet program if they are taking kids with just Algebra 1.

You don't understand the program. It's about potential in a variety of stem related fields, not just where you are on a math track.

Thought about trying to explain that as well but figured they would likely be unable or unwilling to grasp this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It made more sense when they did the Cogat because that Cogat might capture kids with a lot of potential but who might not have been in the higher track due to family circumstances, biases, lack of motivation at younger ages or all kinds of reasons.

Very much! that's how my kid from a 'normal' middle school was accepted a few years back. we were unaware of this higher track/enrichment at that time. if not for the cogat and recommendations from teachers who saw potential, child would not have got in.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It made more sense when they did the Cogat because that Cogat might capture kids with a lot of potential but who might not have been in the higher track due to family circumstances, biases, lack of motivation at younger ages or all kinds of reasons.

Very much! that's how my kid from a 'normal' middle school was accepted a few years back. we were unaware of this higher track/enrichment at that time. if not for the cogat and recommendations from teachers who saw potential, child would not have got in.

How did your kid like the program and what are they doing now?

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I tried explaining this earlier. They do not take JUST the highest math kids. Besides the fact there are kids who are EXCEPTIONAL in computers or in science, and those things are taken into consideration also.

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A number of years ago, when my 8th grader went to the local HS for Alg 2 there were seven 8th graders in the class. Only 2 got into Blair. 2 got into RMIB. So clearly non of these programs only take the TOP kids, because these kids were the top math kids in the cluster and most didn't get it in.

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Anonymous wrote:A number of years ago, when my 8th grader went to the local HS for Alg 2 there were seven 8th graders in the class. Only 2 got into Blair. 2 got into RMIB. So clearly non of these programs only take the TOP kids, because these kids were the top math kids in the cluster and most didn't get it in.

At TPMS it's only a few kids who come from the wealthy Potomac schools. There's only a small overlap with the top math team kids.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:A number of years ago, when my 8th grader went to the local HS for Alg 2 there were seven 8th graders in the class. Only 2 got into Blair. 2 got into RMIB. So clearly non of these programs only take the TOP kids, because these kids were the top math kids in the cluster and most didn't get it in.

At TPMS it's only a few kids who come from the wealthy Potomac schools. There's only a small overlap with the top math team kids.

We are not in the Bethesda schools, so that is not what i was talking about. Wheaton HS always has a number of kids, sherwood, Blake, Springbrook etc…. It’s not just the Bethesda schools, and I definitely wasn’t talking about TPMS either.

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Anonymous wrote:It’s Math, Science and Comp Sci. Some people stronger on science but lower in math (they get in), some stronger in comp sci. There is no 1 thing. Again, there are 3 levels of 9th grade magnet math (mag geometry, mag pre cal & magnet functions). There are levels of kids who get in!

You are making no sense dude!

What does three levels of math have ANYTHING to do,with acceptance rates.

Also, in 9th grade there is no magnet math. Math is not part of the smacs block. In ninth grade it’s a science, computer science and research and experimentation (r & e) class.

That’s not correct. 9th graders take Magnet Precalc or Functions, both of which are magnet classes. If any kids come in from Algebra 1 in 8th, they take Magnet Geometry over the summer before 9th, so they also start 9th in Magnet Precalc.

This doesn't make sense that they'd take a student with only Algebra 1 vs. a student who has completed Algebra 2 and is ready for more. That's not really a magnet program if they are taking kids with just Algebra 1.

You don't understand the program. It's about potential in a variety of stem related fields, not just where you are on a math track.

Correct. That’s why so many people from top top schools are going to be surprised when their kid maybe doesn’t get in. They take all levels of kids, not just the top top top. Thank you poster. It IS about potential.

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Anonymous wrote:It’s Math, Science and Comp Sci. Some people stronger on science but lower in math (they get in), some stronger in comp sci. There is no 1 thing. Again, there are 3 levels of 9th grade magnet math (mag geometry, mag pre cal & magnet functions). There are levels of kids who get in!

You are making no sense dude!

What does three levels of math have ANYTHING to do,with acceptance rates.

Also, in 9th grade there is no magnet math. Math is not part of the smacs block. In ninth grade it’s a science, computer science and research and experimentation (r & e) class.

That’s not correct. 9th graders take Magnet Precalc or Functions, both of which are magnet classes. If any kids come in from Algebra 1 in 8th, they take Magnet Geometry over the summer before 9th, so they also start 9th in Magnet Precalc.

This doesn't make sense that they'd take a student with only Algebra 1 vs. a student who has completed Algebra 2 and is ready for more. That's not really a magnet program if they are taking kids with just Algebra 1.

You don't understand the program. It's about potential in a variety of stem related fields, not just where you are on a math track.

Thought about trying to explain that as well but figured they would likely be unable or unwilling to grasp this.

It should be for the brightest kids who can grasp the material. A child in Algebra in 8th is very different than one in 6th.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s Math, Science and Comp Sci. Some people stronger on science but lower in math (they get in), some stronger in comp sci. There is no 1 thing. Again, there are 3 levels of 9th grade magnet math (mag geometry, mag pre cal & magnet functions). There are levels of kids who get in!

You are making no sense dude!

What does three levels of math have ANYTHING to do,with acceptance rates.

Also, in 9th grade there is no magnet math. Math is not part of the smacs block. In ninth grade it’s a science, computer science and research and experimentation (r & e) class.

That’s not correct. 9th graders take Magnet Precalc or Functions, both of which are magnet classes. If any kids come in from Algebra 1 in 8th, they take Magnet Geometry over the summer before 9th, so they also start 9th in Magnet Precalc.

This doesn't make sense that they'd take a student with only Algebra 1 vs. a student who has completed Algebra 2 and is ready for more. That's not really a magnet program if they are taking kids with just Algebra 1.

You don't understand the program. It's about potential in a variety of stem related fields, not just where you are on a math track.

Correct. That’s why so many people from top top schools are going to be surprised when their kid maybe doesn’t get in. They take all levels of kids, not just the top top top. Thank you poster. It IS about potential.

Not all of us care about the top colleges. However, not all kids have the same opportunities at their home schools and that is the issue.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:A number of years ago, when my 8th grader went to the local HS for Alg 2 there were seven 8th graders in the class. Only 2 got into Blair. 2 got into RMIB. So clearly non of these programs only take the TOP kids, because these kids were the top math kids in the cluster and most didn't get it in.

At TPMS it's only a few kids who come from the wealthy Potomac schools. There's only a small overlap with the top math team kids.

Not all schools have math teams, like ours, so its impossible to compare kids as you think. Blair only has so many slots so they aren't going to take that many from each school, especially out of bounds. Top kids aren't always in TOP as there are only so many slots there too.

[Anonymous]

There are also kids who are very good at math (but perhaps not the top) but maybe they are better at Science. Same goes for Computer Science. And Blair’s English is still
higher than every other program too, so they do look at the whole picture. Of course they try to take most of the TOP math kids, but there are at least 2 levels of 9th grade magnet math. And a few will be in math with 10th graders probably, because Those are truly the top math kids.

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Anonymous wrote:There are also kids who are very good at math (but perhaps not the top) but maybe they are better at Science. Same goes for Computer Science. And Blair’s English is still
higher than every other program too, so they do look at the whole picture. Of course they try to take most of the TOP math kids, but there are at least 2 levels of 9th grade magnet math. And a few will be in math with 10th graders probably, because Those are truly the top math kids.

Ok, so my kids best subject is computer science. How does the selection committee get to taste his abilities on this when they only have MAP-M and grades in math and science to go on?