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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If a child doesn't get into AAP we know this may not ultimately affect getting to MIT or Stanford in the long run. But, I know few families turning down AAP for the opportunity of using the general education route to those ends.  I know of none.

I do know some who turn down TJ or magnet in favor of neighborhood school.  The calculation in most cases, the latter is too competitive and a stellar grade point average better preserved with the latter option.  This represents the bulk of the discussions I have held with such kids and families over the last decade.[/quote]

Then you don't get out much.  I know four parents off the top of my head who kept their center-accepted kids at our local elementary school.

As for the calculation of why kids chose base over TJ or magnet -- are you sure you're not making that in your own head?   The kids I've know who've opted for the local HS vs. TJ route, have made their decisions for a variety of reasons; lack of desire to focus on math and science, friends, competitive sports, interest in a different program, such as IB, friends (yes, imagine it. they are kids after all). I can't think of one example in fact (and I have three kids high school age and know many who came up from AAP who feared competition or were worried about how TJ would affect their grade point average.  This is how adults think.

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