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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]14:35, your post is reasonable. I'd only add that I wouldn't buy a house based on an expectation of getting into either magnet, because they are both hard to get into.

I have to say, after all the posts about how Blair is in the middle if the slums of Silver Spring, it's a little surprising to see a claim that the Blair kids might be LESS dependent on financial aid awards than the Poolesville kids. But haters aren't the most rational folks. On the other side if the coin, we don't have the number of MIT/Cal Tech matriculations for Poolesville, which could be 20 each.[/quote]

I am 14:35 and thank you.  I'd absolutely agree that you shouldn't buy a house based on the assumption that your child would get into the magnet.  However, one thing about Poolesville is that it is a whole school magnet and the first of its kind in Montgomery County.  The Blair magnet, on the other hand has been in existence longer though there has been some turnover.  Blair also hosts a CAP program.

There are other factors such as crime and neighborhoods that influence a purchasing decision, but I feel it is inappropriate to impose one's view on those factors on anyone else.  It is a matter of personal preference.

Pick the best overall learning environment suited for YOUR child and family.  [/quote]

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