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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][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]
If anyone is arrogant here, it’s you with your “let me tell you something” and “mediocre college” with zero experience with the magnet or college admissions. They are giving you really good advice, and you should stop and just listen. 
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Really? I can’t get a straight answer - just platitudes.  And an attempt to paint people like me as some kind of impure mercenary who doesn’t believe in the nobility of the magnet program. Oh, and how their kids would be “tippy top” among the unwashed masses at a “regular” school. .

If your kid likes both the program and potentially wants to go to somewhere other than UMd what is the balancing act?  It’s not enough to be so pure of heart and motive which if you read is the only “really good advice” that’s been provided.

This isn’t some holy order they are joining. Kids may want the program AND the college choices. Figuring out if and how much you’re hurting the latter in favor of the former is a relevant concern, your sanctimonious blathering aside.   [/quote]

I will probably regret responding to your rude post but let me try
I would say that it is difficult to stand out from your peer group in the magnet program when the average SAT score is around 1540 and 40% are NMSF. 
If you are interested in going to a top 20 school you would need to have something on your application that makes you stand out   For some colleges it could be national level awards eg Regeneron. There are even students who manage to juggle the program with high level musical pursuits or athletic pursuits.   Athletic hooks are very desirable as you know
So it is a challenge, and yes I think it would be easier for the same student in their home school to stand out, get the “best student I’ve taught in years” recommendations etc. 
I would agree with some of the previous posters who have simply pointed out to you that their children are getting a quality education at UMD and have a wonderful peer group   Many of these students have turned down top 20 offers to attend UMD. 
If your main priority is maximizing the likelihood of your child attending a top 20 school or if that is what your child really wants then you are probably better off at your home school [/quote]

Thank you.

Considering how difficult it evidently is to be accepted at a top 20 school and the low numbers of admits, how do people react when these students regularly turn them down to attend UMd?  I mean if you were one of the 50+ kids rejected from MIT how do you feel if that kid decides to go to UMD?[/quote]
I would feel it’s none of my business. (It’s not). That I should have done things differently for my own application if I’m not happy with the outcome. For many kids college choices end up about being finances. This is going to be a very long road for you if you’re already this wound up about it. [/quote]

You can’t have it both ways. First you say they don’t apply because of finances. Then you say that they don’t go because of finances. The reality seems to be they mostly get rejected because it sure looks like they apply and don’t get it. Except for the three who then didn’t attend because of finances.

You are teaching me that creating an alternate reality seems to be how magnet parents deal with it. [/quote]

You are being very rude to a person who is taking time and energy to respond to your questions.[/quote]

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