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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]PP 12:35 If your sole goal is college admissions, please don't apply to the magnet program.  It's not what it's about.  We understand that our kid would be at the tippy top student at a regular school- but maybe only average in a magnet program.

Sincerely RMIB Magnet Mom.[/quote]
Agree with this
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+1 if you want to play that game, you're better off being a big fish in a little pond. Go to a mediocre performing school, and outshine everyone, then apply to elite univ. They'd love to have you.[/quote]

So you’d rather do that in college?  Isn’t that the same thing people above are arguing?  Go to a magnet school, then a mediocre college and shine so some great grad school might take you?

I get you all need to convince yourselves of your noble motives in going through the magnet program but I don’t see some moral failing in considering what impact this has on your kids’ future options. We’ve looked hard at the magnet programs in MoCo - let me tell you something - they aren’t some gift from God.  Interesting to be sure but your arrogance at being a magnet parent is astounding. [/quote]
No I think what we are saying is go the magnet route if that is what your child wants and needs during a very important developmental period. 
I think some of us would also disagree with your characterization of UMD as a mediocre school. It is a huge state school with a heterogeneous student body. What this means is that there are lots of super bright students (especially in the honors colleges) and since it is a big research institution there are tons of great learning opportunities for motivated students. If you look at where the Blair magnet kids end up attending college, half end up at UMD, many end up at top 30 schools and many end up at places like CMU, UNC, UC Berkeley.   I think all of them will do just fine. 
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