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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yeah I noticed that for CAP and am concerned about how that will work (speaking as a parent who does have experience with the program). It’s pretty rigorous even though it’s not extremely selective but I am not sure what will happen if it’s lottery based. Maybe kids will self select if they understand what the program entails but I could see many students leaving if they do not. It’s also more of an interdisciplinary humanities program with some communications classes, not exactly a “communications” program. The English/Social studies classes are cohosted and involve a lot of group projects that are pretty involved.[/quote]

+1 While admission to CAP has never been as fierce as the STEM programs, it is an exemplary model for kids whose passion is Humanities/Media/Communication. Making it interest-based may not impact the curriculum, but it will impact the student experience given the focus on group projects. Almost every CAP project is done in a group, so it's going to be immensely frustrating for the kids who really want to be there, compared to the kids who don't. [/quote]

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