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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]A good friend's DS graduated from Blair last spring. They were blown aware at how many of the magnet kids were turned down by top schools. Lots of them ended up at Maryland, some because they didn't get into the top schools they applied to and some because of financial reasons. I just remember my friend saying, [b]"They worked that hard for this result..."[/b] Any top school is only going to take a[b] certain amount of students from any school and the kids are competing against themselves for those spots. It's very, very tough.[/b] They'd have a better shot if they were from North Dakota. No kidding. [/quote]

1. Lots of magnet kids will end up at MD because either they didn't get in to top tier or (but more likely) financial reasons

2. Saying "they worked for hard for this result" really isn't the right way (or right reason) to attend magnets. If it is, maybe it was the case with your friend, you will be disappointed.

3. Keep in mind, there are smart kids EVERYWHERE. I think magnet parents under estimate how smart/attractive these non-program kids can be. From college stand point, a kid with less achieved from North Dakota can bring a lot more than a kid from blair (or any other magnet) with perfect scores. They already have hundreds of "perfect" kids already. [/quote]

UMD just moved ahead of UNC into the 9th smartest public university in the US.  Just keeps getting harder and harder.[/quote]

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