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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, The math team/science bowl group at Blair is only one group. Don't let people give you the impression that the students are one-dimensional. There are a lot of brilliant hardcore math kids in the program but there are also kids who happen to be talented but like to spend their free time doing other things.

It's not a contest like PP described. What do you mean 40 kids "ahead"? There are several different magnet math tracks and kids have success in all of them including the slower one.

You don't need to be exposed to or interested in math competitions to do well there.

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I'm the pp above. True that there are a ton of clubs/teams, and you don't necessarily need to stick to math/science team. But the whole environment is very competitive and contest oriented in a lot cases. I'd describe it as positive competitive, as I've constantly seen kids encourage each other and sharing information to boost everyone up, instead of hiding and treating one another as enemies. That's what I like about the program. But if the kid is not a competitive type, or quiet, likely the kid would feel alone or stressed.

Check out their newsletter and magnet websites. You can easily get a good feeling of the "competitive environment". [/quote]

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