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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here - thanks for the feedback, commute is actually not a concern since they're about the same distance for us - just a tough decision and seems like it's a question of big fish in little pond or little fish in big pond re: college admission - though I think I'd value the critical thinking skills of Eastern over the college ranking.  I'm just more worried of the social aspect I guess...[/quote]

We had the same choice and chose Eastern twice. Kids really learn to write there, which doesn’t happen in a regular MCPS class, unfortunately. You can go back to your home school for HS if you want after. MS is such a weird time I really wouldn’t choose a school based on a current cohort bc things change so, so much. I am convinced that it’s in MS that kids kind of decide what kind of a student they’re going to be, and I wanted my kids to see all their peers trying to do well. There’s a definite too cool for school thing going on in MS ( I am a 9th grade teacher) that Eastern sidesteps. Don't worry about college yet, please. Does your child want to go? [/quote]

100% agree with PP, particularly the part about deciding what kind of learner they will be.  The writing instruction at Eastern is without comparison in MoCo (well except for the other Humanities magnet for North MoCo).  Educationally, EMS set our kid up for college by encouraging them to have academic interests, pursue deep knowledge and be able to write well & critically.

We also live in bounds for Westland and chose to send 1 kid to Eastern Magnet and 1 kid to TP Magnet.

The commute is not bad - we did organize a 3 person carpool in the AMs, but kids took the bus home. [/quote]

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