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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Op here.
Thanks for all the info. Mcps has so many options/pathways compared to howard or pg, that it overwhelming trying to figure it out.[/quote]
If you give us some info - the age of your kids, what type of magnets they might be interested in etc. we might be able to narrow things down.
In general there are:
1) Language Immersion programs you apply to by lottery before kindergarten.  As of now if one kid gets in their younger siblings are guaranteed a spot.
2) Test-in programs for gifted children.  You apply in 3rd grade for highly gifted centers, 5th grade for middle school magnets and 8th grade for high school magnets.  These programs are meant to accommodate the top 3-5% of the school population and selection is primarily determined by magnet test results and the child's academic record..

3)  The Middle school magnet Consortium, and at the high school level the Down County Consortia and the NE Consortia.  This is very confusing to me - not clear how they decide who gets in.  I am copying and pasting a brief excerpt from the choice study which describes the selection process.  god help us if this is what they do to the (currently) academically competitive magnets.

"The three regional consortia were developed between 1998 and 2005,
 in response to growing 
enrollments across the district and concerns about the potential impact of opening new schools 
on increasing racial isolation within schools. The Northeast Consortium (NEC) and 
Downcounty Consortium (DCC) at the high school level and the Middle School Magnet 
Consortium (MSMC) attract students through distinct thematic programs and utilize random 
lottery processes that take into consideration student preferences, socioeconomic status, and 
other demographic factors."

If you are interested in learning more about the many choices your child has in MCPS you may want to look at the executive summary of the choice study:
http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/uploadedFiles/info/choice/ChoiceStudyExecutiveSummaryFinal20160331.pdf
Bear in mind though that transportation can be complicated.  There are magnet bus routes but they don't have tons of stops and many kids have bus rides in excess of an hour each way- after their parent drives them to the magnet bus stop at a MCPS school.  [/quote]

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