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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have only my anecdotal evidence from families I have known at the schools. The kids who went to ER were brighter and more motivated than their peers, but not exceptionally gifted. The kids at Blair are going to invent something or cure a disease some day. Blair had something like 40 National Merit Semifinalists last year. The kids I knew who went to ER were bright, hard working kids. The kids at Blair were off the charts gifted. Even if you moved to Montgomery County, your child would ave to apply to the Blair magnet and compete against extremely bright kids. Your child might be extremely bright too, and get in. But i wouldn't move with the assumption that he or she would get in.[/quote]

Yah this is complete hyperbole. A small number "off the charts gifted" kids have come through Blair over the years no doubt but that is no where near the normal magnet kid. Most are more harder working and well rounded than super gifted. The average state school honors dorm will far and away exceed the talent pool of any given year's class at most magnet schools including Blair.

Signed 
Blair Magnet graduate [/quote]

Agree with all of this except the well rounded part. Most of the kids are very focused on science and math and all their after school activities like math circle and science bowl that focus on that and they hardly socialize with others in the program on weekends because they all live so far away.  I am not exaggerating. I knew only one kid who played a sport but his mother told me she was going to pull him out of Blair because it wasn't a great fit. I'm sure there are some that are well rounded but I met very few.
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My DC is graduating from the magnet and I agree with the above.  I also agree with a previous poster who said the remaining at some high schools might be a better experience.  [b]The Blair magnet isn't what it once was[/b].[/quote]
You are right. It is BETTER now.[/quote]

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