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Reply to "Does a smart kid have a better shot at a top college in magnet or non-magnet high shcool?"
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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]College matriculation data for Blair and Poolesville would suggest a magnet school, assuming the kid does well. Those schools have better matriculation data than non-magnets. [/quote] For having the tippy top kids out of 50,000 students, their matriculation rates are not that impressive. I much rather my kid have a normal high school life with local friends, appropriate amounts of HW, a part time job, and maybe a sport or two. Magnet kids literally are traveling on a bus or studying their entire 4 years of high school. All trying to outdo each other for top spots in colleges that have high suicide rates due to pressure and stress. I am not sure why parents are so competitive and college-crazy these days. If the end goal is an Ivy for you to feel like you were a good parent, go for it. I just want a healthy happy and mentally stable child who doesn’t feel extreme anxiety and pressure to think about a PhD at the age of 12. [/quote]
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