Blair magnet and RMIB - how have EA/ED gone?

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Anonymous wrote:All the Blair parents claiming to be put off by RMIB focus on college admissions are full of it. They'd be on this thread crowing if Blair's EA/ED results were amazing. Like the TJ parents gushing about all the MIT early admits.

I was one of thise abd was really put off by the heavy name dropping and one upmanship towards Blair. (Again, hoping that got better with new admin). Sure, we care about college admission opportunities, but at that point, we really wanted to hear about the program. Our kid's shadow day was also a bit of a bust like another PP (I'm sure those things are hit/miss). But, in the end, it was course opportunities and proximity that tipped the scales to Blair, and I'm sure the same could be said of students who chose RM. Or Wheaton. My 2nd chose Wheaton over Blair for more hands-on approach (and also got into 1st choice T10). I think it's just a couple parents who wants to have a battle for #1. #1 program is the one that resonates the best with your kids (and works with transportation).

I'm another parent whose child chose Blair over RMIB after the shadow day. In my child's case, proximity was a huge factor but student attitude was another.

I've told this story here before and been accused of lying, but my child is multi-racial but white-presenting in the sense that most people would guess "Italian or Greek?" before guessing multi-racial. However, they still identify as multi-racial even if the genetic lottery spit out a lighter-skinned kid. At shadow day, the RMIB kids were using racialized insults about Blair's broader population to try to get my child to choose RMIB. I'm sure it all felt like light-hearted teasing to the white and Asian RMIB kids, but to my child it felt like a clear message that they wouldn't be welcome in the IB program.

I'm sorry that happened to your kid.

And it is regrettable that so many people left from shadow day and/or the admitted students presentation.

But those things cannot be relied on to be an accurate representation of the experience of students actually in the program. I haven't seen anyone here with experience in the RMIB program say any of those things.

Sadly it may be because they successfully drove away the kids they didn't want to have as classmates? I hope not

You're suggesting that there is a concerted and organized effort by the students that participate in shadow day to drive away a certain type of student?

No. I am suggesting that whomever this student was shadowing that day made them feel like they would be frozen out socially once they got there. One bad bunch on one day does not make for a concerted and organized effort. It just means that one kid (two kids?) was unkind.

Well I think PP said that is exactly how their kid was made to feel. Your suggestion then is that the RMIB student actively intended to make them feel that way?

Who could possibly know if it was offhanded/casual/unconscious bias or something actually Machiavellian? Either way it is unfortunate that a student passed on RM because another student was unpleasant.

Move on. It's life

PP you are responding to, and I think we are in agreement. I'm just floored by somebody believing there is actual intent here.

Spoken like someone who has never experienced daily microaggressions. There doesn’t have to be intent, it’s damaging either way and it can be relentless.

[Anonymous]

My STEM kid said that they are glad they went to RMIB rather than Blair. RMIB helped with their writing, speaking, analyzing and critical thinking, and how to bullshlt better at writing (DC 's words). They also learned how to manage time and workload, as well.

Ancedote: DC has a friend at Blair magnet, and the friend said the kids in the program were weird. Having stated that, DC also said that a lot of RMIB kids can be too intense.

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Anonymous wrote:All the Blair parents claiming to be put off by RMIB focus on college admissions are full of it. They'd be on this thread crowing if Blair's EA/ED results were amazing. Like the TJ parents gushing about all the MIT early admits.

I was one of thise abd was really put off by the heavy name dropping and one upmanship towards Blair. (Again, hoping that got better with new admin). Sure, we care about college admission opportunities, but at that point, we really wanted to hear about the program. Our kid's shadow day was also a bit of a bust like another PP (I'm sure those things are hit/miss). But, in the end, it was course opportunities and proximity that tipped the scales to Blair, and I'm sure the same could be said of students who chose RM. Or Wheaton. My 2nd chose Wheaton over Blair for more hands-on approach (and also got into 1st choice T10). I think it's just a couple parents who wants to have a battle for #1. #1 program is the one that resonates the best with your kids (and works with transportation).

I'm another parent whose child chose Blair over RMIB after the shadow day. In my child's case, proximity was a huge factor but student attitude was another.

I've told this story here before and been accused of lying, but my child is multi-racial but white-presenting in the sense that most people would guess "Italian or Greek?" before guessing multi-racial. However, they still identify as multi-racial even if the genetic lottery spit out a lighter-skinned kid. At shadow day, the RMIB kids were using racialized insults about Blair's broader population to try to get my child to choose RMIB. I'm sure it all felt like light-hearted teasing to the white and Asian RMIB kids, but to my child it felt like a clear message that they wouldn't be welcome in the IB program.

I'm sorry that happened to your kid.

And it is regrettable that so many people left from shadow day and/or the admitted students presentation.

But those things cannot be relied on to be an accurate representation of the experience of students actually in the program. I haven't seen anyone here with experience in the RMIB program say any of those things.

Sadly it may be because they successfully drove away the kids they didn't want to have as classmates? I hope not

You're suggesting that there is a concerted and organized effort by the students that participate in shadow day to drive away a certain type of student?

No. I am suggesting that whomever this student was shadowing that day made them feel like they would be frozen out socially once they got there. One bad bunch on one day does not make for a concerted and organized effort. It just means that one kid (two kids?) was unkind.

Well I think PP said that is exactly how their kid was made to feel. Your suggestion then is that the RMIB student actively intended to make them feel that way?

Who could possibly know if it was offhanded/casual/unconscious bias or something actually Machiavellian? Either way it is unfortunate that a student passed on RM because another student was unpleasant.

Move on. It's life

PP you are responding to, and I think we are in agreement. I'm just floored by somebody believing there is actual intent here.

Spoken like someone who has never experienced daily microaggressions. There doesn’t have to be intent, it’s damaging either way and it can be relentless.

Hearing the Simpson's Apu imitations every f'ing day does eventually get under the skin. And when you have that occasion when you realize the other person isn't actually trying to be funny but instead are coming at you in a way they can play off.... well that is the day you don't just move on.

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Anonymous wrote:My STEM kid said that they are glad they went to RMIB rather than Blair. RMIB helped with their writing, speaking, analyzing and critical thinking, and how to bullshlt better at writing (DC 's words). They also learned how to manage time and workload, as well.

Ancedote: DC has a friend at Blair magnet, and the friend said the kids in the program were weird. Having stated that, DC also said that a lot of RMIB kids can be too intense.

Yes to all of this.

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Anonymous wrote:All the Blair parents claiming to be put off by RMIB focus on college admissions are full of it. They'd be on this thread crowing if Blair's EA/ED results were amazing. Like the TJ parents gushing about all the MIT early admits.

I was one of thise abd was really put off by the heavy name dropping and one upmanship towards Blair. (Again, hoping that got better with new admin). Sure, we care about college admission opportunities, but at that point, we really wanted to hear about the program. Our kid's shadow day was also a bit of a bust like another PP (I'm sure those things are hit/miss). But, in the end, it was course opportunities and proximity that tipped the scales to Blair, and I'm sure the same could be said of students who chose RM. Or Wheaton. My 2nd chose Wheaton over Blair for more hands-on approach (and also got into 1st choice T10). I think it's just a couple parents who wants to have a battle for #1. #1 program is the one that resonates the best with your kids (and works with transportation).

I'm another parent whose child chose Blair over RMIB after the shadow day. In my child's case, proximity was a huge factor but student attitude was another.

I've told this story here before and been accused of lying, but my child is multi-racial but white-presenting in the sense that most people would guess "Italian or Greek?" before guessing multi-racial. However, they still identify as multi-racial even if the genetic lottery spit out a lighter-skinned kid. At shadow day, the RMIB kids were using racialized insults about Blair's broader population to try to get my child to choose RMIB. I'm sure it all felt like light-hearted teasing to the white and Asian RMIB kids, but to my child it felt like a clear message that they wouldn't be welcome in the IB program.

I'm sorry that happened to your kid.

And it is regrettable that so many people left from shadow day and/or the admitted students presentation.

But those things cannot be relied on to be an accurate representation of the experience of students actually in the program. I haven't seen anyone here with experience in the RMIB program say any of those things.

Sadly it may be because they successfully drove away the kids they didn't want to have as classmates? I hope not

You're suggesting that there is a concerted and organized effort by the students that participate in shadow day to drive away a certain type of student?

I’m playing devil’s advocate here but that could make sense especially under the old affirmative action rules where a high test scoring URM from an excellent program would get serious consideration for top programs. Shame on those kids if they were doing that. Pretty slimy.

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Anonymous wrote:All the Blair parents claiming to be put off by RMIB focus on college admissions are full of it. They'd be on this thread crowing if Blair's EA/ED results were amazing. Like the TJ parents gushing about all the MIT early admits.

I was one of thise abd was really put off by the heavy name dropping and one upmanship towards Blair. (Again, hoping that got better with new admin). Sure, we care about college admission opportunities, but at that point, we really wanted to hear about the program. Our kid's shadow day was also a bit of a bust like another PP (I'm sure those things are hit/miss). But, in the end, it was course opportunities and proximity that tipped the scales to Blair, and I'm sure the same could be said of students who chose RM. Or Wheaton. My 2nd chose Wheaton over Blair for more hands-on approach (and also got into 1st choice T10). I think it's just a couple parents who wants to have a battle for #1. #1 program is the one that resonates the best with your kids (and works with transportation).

I'm another parent whose child chose Blair over RMIB after the shadow day. In my child's case, proximity was a huge factor but student attitude was another.

I've told this story here before and been accused of lying, but my child is multi-racial but white-presenting in the sense that most people would guess "Italian or Greek?" before guessing multi-racial. However, they still identify as multi-racial even if the genetic lottery spit out a lighter-skinned kid. At shadow day, the RMIB kids were using racialized insults about Blair's broader population to try to get my child to choose RMIB. I'm sure it all felt like light-hearted teasing to the white and Asian RMIB kids, but to my child it felt like a clear message that they wouldn't be welcome in the IB program.

I'm sorry that happened to your kid.

And it is regrettable that so many people left from shadow day and/or the admitted students presentation.

But those things cannot be relied on to be an accurate representation of the experience of students actually in the program. I haven't seen anyone here with experience in the RMIB program say any of those things.

Sadly it may be because they successfully drove away the kids they didn't want to have as classmates? I hope not

You're suggesting that there is a concerted and organized effort by the students that participate in shadow day to drive away a certain type of student?

I’m playing devil’s advocate here but that could make sense especially under the old affirmative action rules where a high test scoring URM from an excellent program would get serious consideration for top programs. Shame on those kids if they were doing that. Pretty slimy.

Slimy but totally speculative and unlikely. You trial ballooning the idea is more than a little underhanded. [Insert choice words here]

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Anonymous wrote:All the Blair parents claiming to be put off by RMIB focus on college admissions are full of it. They'd be on this thread crowing if Blair's EA/ED results were amazing. Like the TJ parents gushing about all the MIT early admits.

I was one of thise abd was really put off by the heavy name dropping and one upmanship towards Blair. (Again, hoping that got better with new admin). Sure, we care about college admission opportunities, but at that point, we really wanted to hear about the program. Our kid's shadow day was also a bit of a bust like another PP (I'm sure those things are hit/miss). But, in the end, it was course opportunities and proximity that tipped the scales to Blair, and I'm sure the same could be said of students who chose RM. Or Wheaton. My 2nd chose Wheaton over Blair for more hands-on approach (and also got into 1st choice T10). I think it's just a couple parents who wants to have a battle for #1. #1 program is the one that resonates the best with your kids (and works with transportation).

I'm another parent whose child chose Blair over RMIB after the shadow day. In my child's case, proximity was a huge factor but student attitude was another.

I've told this story here before and been accused of lying, but my child is multi-racial but white-presenting in the sense that most people would guess "Italian or Greek?" before guessing multi-racial. However, they still identify as multi-racial even if the genetic lottery spit out a lighter-skinned kid. At shadow day, the RMIB kids were using racialized insults about Blair's broader population to try to get my child to choose RMIB. I'm sure it all felt like light-hearted teasing to the white and Asian RMIB kids, but to my child it felt like a clear message that they wouldn't be welcome in the IB program.

I'm sorry that happened to your kid.

And it is regrettable that so many people left from shadow day and/or the admitted students presentation.

But those things cannot be relied on to be an accurate representation of the experience of students actually in the program. I haven't seen anyone here with experience in the RMIB program say any of those things.

Sadly it may be because they successfully drove away the kids they didn't want to have as classmates? I hope not

You're suggesting that there is a concerted and organized effort by the students that participate in shadow day to drive away a certain type of student?

No. I am suggesting that whomever this student was shadowing that day made them feel like they would be frozen out socially once they got there. One bad bunch on one day does not make for a concerted and organized effort. It just means that one kid (two kids?) was unkind.

Well I think PP said that is exactly how their kid was made to feel. Your suggestion then is that the RMIB student actively intended to make them feel that way?

Who could possibly know if it was offhanded/casual/unconscious bias or something actually Machiavellian? Either way it is unfortunate that a student passed on RM because another student was unpleasant.

Move on. It's life

PP you are responding to, and I think we are in agreement. I'm just floored by somebody believing there is actual intent here.

Spoken like someone who has never experienced daily microaggressions. There doesn’t have to be intent, it’s damaging either way and it can be relentless.

You are misunderstanding. The person I was originally responding to WAS suggesting intent: "they successfully drove away the kids they didn't want to have as classmates."

I'm certain microaggressions happen. I am highly skeptical that an RMIB kid who chose to participate in shadow day did so intending to turn off come group of kids they did not want as classmates.

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Anonymous wrote:All the Blair parents claiming to be put off by RMIB focus on college admissions are full of it. They'd be on this thread crowing if Blair's EA/ED results were amazing. Like the TJ parents gushing about all the MIT early admits.

I was one of thise abd was really put off by the heavy name dropping and one upmanship towards Blair. (Again, hoping that got better with new admin). Sure, we care about college admission opportunities, but at that point, we really wanted to hear about the program. Our kid's shadow day was also a bit of a bust like another PP (I'm sure those things are hit/miss). But, in the end, it was course opportunities and proximity that tipped the scales to Blair, and I'm sure the same could be said of students who chose RM. Or Wheaton. My 2nd chose Wheaton over Blair for more hands-on approach (and also got into 1st choice T10). I think it's just a couple parents who wants to have a battle for #1. #1 program is the one that resonates the best with your kids (and works with transportation).

I'm another parent whose child chose Blair over RMIB after the shadow day. In my child's case, proximity was a huge factor but student attitude was another.

I've told this story here before and been accused of lying, but my child is multi-racial but white-presenting in the sense that most people would guess "Italian or Greek?" before guessing multi-racial. However, they still identify as multi-racial even if the genetic lottery spit out a lighter-skinned kid. At shadow day, the RMIB kids were using racialized insults about Blair's broader population to try to get my child to choose RMIB. I'm sure it all felt like light-hearted teasing to the white and Asian RMIB kids, but to my child it felt like a clear message that they wouldn't be welcome in the IB program.

I'm sorry that happened to your kid.

And it is regrettable that so many people left from shadow day and/or the admitted students presentation.

But those things cannot be relied on to be an accurate representation of the experience of students actually in the program. I haven't seen anyone here with experience in the RMIB program say any of those things.

Sadly it may be because they successfully drove away the kids they didn't want to have as classmates? I hope not

You're suggesting that there is a concerted and organized effort by the students that participate in shadow day to drive away a certain type of student?

I’m playing devil’s advocate here but that could make sense especially under the old affirmative action rules where a high test scoring URM from an excellent program would get serious consideration for top programs. Shame on those kids if they were doing that. Pretty slimy.

No it doesn't make sense. Even if that were the case, these kids would be at least a grade lower, so it would have no impact on this hypothetical bigoted schemer.

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Anonymous wrote:All the Blair parents claiming to be put off by RMIB focus on college admissions are full of it. They'd be on this thread crowing if Blair's EA/ED results were amazing. Like the TJ parents gushing about all the MIT early admits.

I was one of thise abd was really put off by the heavy name dropping and one upmanship towards Blair. (Again, hoping that got better with new admin). Sure, we care about college admission opportunities, but at that point, we really wanted to hear about the program. Our kid's shadow day was also a bit of a bust like another PP (I'm sure those things are hit/miss). But, in the end, it was course opportunities and proximity that tipped the scales to Blair, and I'm sure the same could be said of students who chose RM. Or Wheaton. My 2nd chose Wheaton over Blair for more hands-on approach (and also got into 1st choice T10). I think it's just a couple parents who wants to have a battle for #1. #1 program is the one that resonates the best with your kids (and works with transportation).

I'm another parent whose child chose Blair over RMIB after the shadow day. In my child's case, proximity was a huge factor but student attitude was another.

I've told this story here before and been accused of lying, but my child is multi-racial but white-presenting in the sense that most people would guess "Italian or Greek?" before guessing multi-racial. However, they still identify as multi-racial even if the genetic lottery spit out a lighter-skinned kid. At shadow day, the RMIB kids were using racialized insults about Blair's broader population to try to get my child to choose RMIB. I'm sure it all felt like light-hearted teasing to the white and Asian RMIB kids, but to my child it felt like a clear message that they wouldn't be welcome in the IB program.

I'm sorry that happened to your kid.

And it is regrettable that so many people left from shadow day and/or the admitted students presentation.

But those things cannot be relied on to be an accurate representation of the experience of students actually in the program. I haven't seen anyone here with experience in the RMIB program say any of those things.

Sadly it may be because they successfully drove away the kids they didn't want to have as classmates? I hope not

You're suggesting that there is a concerted and organized effort by the students that participate in shadow day to drive away a certain type of student?

I’m playing devil’s advocate here but that could make sense especially under the old affirmative action rules where a high test scoring URM from an excellent program would get serious consideration for top programs. Shame on those kids if they were doing that. Pretty slimy.

No it doesn't make sense. Even if that were the case, these kids would be at least a grade lower, so it would have no impact on this hypothetical bigoted schemer.

+1

Logic for the win. Whatever it was it was not anything worse than a kid being insensitive or even intentionally mean. But not some kind of hunger games cr*p

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The RMIB trashing on this thread is really something.

Seriously. What in the world?

Both programs have smart, hard-working kids. As do many other high schools in the county.

A rising tide lifts all boats and all that. We want kids from all schools to do well and find educational opportunities that work for them.

I have a kids who chose RMIB over Blair and Poolesville for a variety of reasons and it has been an incredible experience for her. Grateful for the program and I’m sure the families at other schools are grateful for those programs.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:My STEM kid said that they are glad they went to RMIB rather than Blair. RMIB helped with their writing, speaking, analyzing and critical thinking, and how to bullshlt better at writing (DC 's words). They also learned how to manage time and workload, as well.

Ancedote: DC has a friend at Blair magnet, and the friend said the kids in the program were weird. Having stated that, DC also said that a lot of RMIB kids can be too intense.

Yes to all of this.

I think there is plenty of Blair bashing too. Case in point.

Our Blair magnet kid is very happy. We have RMIB friends who have happy, smart kids too. Glad these 2 options exist and wish there were more for the many kids who would benefit but there aren’t enough spots for them.

[Anonymous]

I'm also sorry to hear that from PP but agree that this is not necessarily indicative of the program. Bias lurks all over. More diversity will help, but I totally get a kid not wanting feel isolated or like it's their job to fix it. Blair also has bias issues, and they try to address it and make students feel heard/supported. I'm guessing RM does the same. Wheaton magnet is very diverse, and I hear little of bias issues from my kid there because it has such a mix.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:All the Blair parents claiming to be put off by RMIB focus on college admissions are full of it. They'd be on this thread crowing if Blair's EA/ED results were amazing. Like the TJ parents gushing about all the MIT early admits.

When have you ever seen Blair's parents crowing about Blair's EA/ED results? Even though Blair usually has the best college admissions than any MCPS school.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:All the Blair parents claiming to be put off by RMIB focus on college admissions are full of it. They'd be on this thread crowing if Blair's EA/ED results were amazing. Like the TJ parents gushing about all the MIT early admits.

When have you ever seen Blair's parents crowing about Blair's EA/ED results? Even though Blair usually has the best college admissions than any MCPS school.

The irony of this is amazing.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:All the Blair parents claiming to be put off by RMIB focus on college admissions are full of it. They'd be on this thread crowing if Blair's EA/ED results were amazing. Like the TJ parents gushing about all the MIT early admits.

When have you ever seen Blair's parents crowing about Blair's EA/ED results? Even though Blair usually has the best college admissions than any MCPS school.

The irony of this is amazing.

I know, lol.