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[quote=Anonymous]My cluster kid had scores right exactly at the average of all admitted kids.  That is, DC's scores were higher than about half of the admitted kids.  We know another cluster kid who is probably well above the average, and a third cluster kid who is probably about where my kid is.

Possibly you could argue that the average of admitted kids is lower just because of the presence of supposedly less qualified cluster kids.  But we're talking about 1/5 of the kids (25/125), so the impact probably isn't that large.

I doubt they would let in any kid who was unqualified in terms of test scores and ability, where there was a risk the kid couldn't keep up with the very demanding coursework.  Unqualified kids would flunk out, in addition to dragging down the other kids, and I don't think anybody wants this.

But bear in mind that (a) the MS school options in the cluster in question are worse than the Bethesda/Potomac MS options outside the cluster, (b) the 25 slots are not taken away from the 100 non-cluster slots, and (c) my understanding is the 25 slots were offered with the goal of improving the magnet's ties to the rest of the school and the larger neighborhood.[/quote]

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