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

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Is GE considered a math/science or humanities program? Trying to figure out if they use 7th/8th MAP-M (math/science programs) or MAP-R (humanities based programs) or both as basis.

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Anonymous wrote:Is GE considered a math/science or humanities program? Trying to figure out if they use 7th/8th MAP-M (math/science programs) or MAP-R (humanities based programs) or both as basis.

Both.

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Do we know any one who got into Global Ecology with a MAP-R score in 230s ?

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Wow just found this thread. Parent of a GE senior. My current senior has a 1520 SAT will have 14 APs plus MV and AP Physics C. My son has found the program plenty challenging. AP Seminar/Research are a drag for STEM oriented kids who don’t like writing but the experience comes in handy when applying for internships.

My kid loves the field trips. I find the program to be very healthy one.

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Typo above AP Physics C is one of the 14 classes. I am just noting it above since it’s one of the hardest APs.

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Anonymous wrote:Wow just found this thread. Parent of a GE senior. My current senior has a 1520 SAT will have 14 APs plus MV and AP Physics C. My son has found the program plenty challenging. AP Seminar/Research are a drag for STEM oriented kids who don’t like writing but the experience comes in handy when applying for internships.

My kid loves the field trips. I find the program to be very healthy one.

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Of course not. GE is mainly for the hicks in Poolsville so that they feel that their kid is also in the "magnet" program.

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Does PHS look at my child's winter map-m and map-r

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Does my child's winter map-m and map-r have a role in getting selected into Poolesville

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Anonymous wrote:Of course not. GE is mainly for the hicks in Poolsville so that they feel that their kid is also in the "magnet" program.

LOL. Tell that to my GE who was in the Functions math pathway, 14 AP+, NMF, 1590 SAT, etc. Not everyone wants to code, bro.

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Anonymous wrote:Wow just found this thread. Parent of a GE senior. My current senior has a 1520 SAT will have 14 APs plus MV and AP Physics C. My son has found the program plenty challenging. AP Seminar/Research are a drag for STEM oriented kids who don’t like writing but the experience comes in handy when applying for internships.

My kid loves the field trips. I find the program to be very healthy one.

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GE is what you make of it. Kind of like life. As a GE kid you can place into functions math, take loads of AP and beyond-AP classes, pursue research internships, play sports and engage in extracurriculars, etc. My kid made the choice of GE over the other two PHS magnets because they didn't want to study CS. GE was great in giving them more of an outdoors, touch the grass perspective.

The biggest problem IMO with MCPS magnets is the lack of a large life sciences magnet. Many of the GE and SMACS kids would be better served in such a program.

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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?

Oh FFS get over it

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Anonymous wrote:Are you saying there is a high school class where the students are given time every day to take a nap!

Yes, apparently this “magnet” program has this feature.

It is mindfulness.

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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.

You must be an underrepresented minority then. I know some kids with incredible scores that were outright rejected

The essay plays a role in selection as well.

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Anonymous wrote:As a parent who has had kids in all three magnet prgms at poolesville. I have noticed
Global too easy
Humanities too easy
Smacs too hard
There seems to be no middle magnet program. I think they should find a balance between these programs, Bc it’s not healthy to have one extreme program and on the other end too easy of a prgm.
And Those people who say global is challenging are bullsh*tting others, themselves, and their kids. Just stop already!

Easier than non magnet?

I have a child in global, and it is easier than non magnet Bc the first year of global, the kids can’t even take one magnet class. Whereas, if u were at a regular non magnet school they allow you freedom to take some magnet classes freshman year. So in that sense, yes, non magnet t program can be more challenging than global.

Sorry I meant to say AP classes freshman year

What happened to AP Seminar?