MCPS High School Magnet Decisions

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

amaheshw wrote:Blair rejection, and RM wait pool. Same question as someone above -- roughly what percentage of kids get invited off a wait pool, either at RM specifically, or any of the magnets more generally?

Varies by year. It all depends on which programs kids accept. The year my youngest applied to RM they were waitpooled. No one came off the waitpool because they had a surprisingly high yield. (Coordinator said he was sweating over it because he was over enrolled until private schools came out and a few more kids declined.)

RMIB moved a lot last year. At least 5 kids declined from my child's MS, mostly for commute reasons or desire to focus on high level extracurriculars.

[Anonymous]

my DD got into all the programs, now problem of plenty!

[Anonymous]

DS just told me he got his results. Into Blair, RM and Poolesville. Didn't expect this. He likely will decline all 3.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DS just told me he got his results. Into Blair, RM and Poolesville. Didn't expect this. He likely will decline all 3.

Troll alert. Would love to see proof.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DS just told me he got his results. Into Blair, RM and Poolesville. Didn't expect this. He likely will decline all 3.

Troll alert. Would love to see proof.

Why? Can you be eligible for both Blair and Poolesville? Seems odd.

[Anonymous]

Congrats everyone!

[Anonymous]

Blair SMCS moved maybe 2-3 places last year. CAP and RMIB moved a lot. Most kids offered spots at the Blair magnet accept.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DS just told me he got his results. Into Blair, RM and Poolesville. Didn't expect this. He likely will decline all 3.

Troll alert. Would love to see proof.

I am the person you called a troll. It isn't.

We had discussed options, so he threw his name in the hat. Applications are a lot easier than in the past. However, after registering for high school recently, I think he wanted to stay local with his older sister (who also applied to all 3 a few years back and also declined).

[Anonymous]

In at Blair SMCS, waitlisted at RMIB.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DS just told me he got his results. Into Blair, RM and Poolesville. Didn't expect this. He likely will decline all 3.

Troll alert. Would love to see proof.

Why? Can you be eligible for both Blair and Poolesville? Seems odd.

How can one be eligible for both Blair and Poolesville? I think it’s BS.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DS just told me he got his results. Into Blair, RM and Poolesville. Didn't expect this. He likely will decline all 3.

Troll alert. Would love to see proof.

Why? Can you be eligible for both Blair and Poolesville? Seems odd.

How can one be eligible for both Blair and Poolesville? I think it’s BS.

You can be eligible for Blair SMCS and Poolesville Global Ecology.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DS just told me he got his results. Into Blair, RM and Poolesville. Didn't expect this. He likely will decline all 3.

Why did he apply then.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DS just told me he got his results. Into Blair, RM and Poolesville. Didn't expect this. He likely will decline all 3.

Why did he apply then.

To stroke his parents’ ego.

[Anonymous]

Just a side note, my two kids who had applied (and accepted to all the programs), I find their essays to be almost comical. The things they wrote about was quite innocent and immature. No fancy language. If anything, a little whiny like most 13 year olds. We certainly know kids who I would think are more qualified although I never asked about their scores so would not know for comparison purposes. But it makes me wonder if admissions prefer to see a child tone, rather than something so well crafted and thought out.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DS just told me he got his results. Into Blair, RM and Poolesville. Didn't expect this. He likely will decline all 3.

Why did he apply then.

To stroke his parents’ ego.

You sound upset.

There are many reasons why kids apply and then decline. I would encourage kids to go to the information nights, and they can make up their minds at that time after hearing the presentations and seeing the cohorts. No push from parents because magnet is a huge commitment that students endure (not the parents!).