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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Friend had a kid who just did Eastern for middle and they had an ok experience. I think staying with friends and walking distance from school would be better.[/quote]

I have a DC in a middle school magnet and we are pretty reserved about how much DC loves the experience when we are with neighborhood families because while they probably don’t care, it doesn’t really feel nice to go on and on about how amazing and fantastic the magnet program is. So if asked, we might say something like, “it’s great, but DC does miss friends from elementary.” We aren’t at Eastern, so can’t speak to that, but do make sure you are listening to PP’s who went and not what people think they heard from people who went.

Also, the normal curriculum for English in MCPS middle school is pretty awful. So if your child is likely to get really frustrated with that, you might want to seriously consider at least trying it out for a term.

I know the friends thing seems like a huge deal facing the unknown, especially for your DC, but it is probably the smallest issue in reality. Your DC will likely make wonderful new friends and if you put in a little time, be able to keep up with old friends, too. Sometimes, especially in middle school, it is quite nice to have different groups of friends in case the drama gets out of hand in one area. There’s often a lot of friend reshuffling when kids get to middle school no matter where they are.

And finally, I hate to be so cynical, but there have been some posters in past years who say really negative things in an attempt to get people to turn down magnet spots and open up more wait list. I don’t yet see any posts in this thread that make me think that is clearly happening, but maybe keep that motivation in mind as you take advice.
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