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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How realistic is he being about the chances of getting into the Blair magnet? If he's a strong candidate for Blair, then he's got a great shot at Wheaton Engineering as well.

We are inbounds for Blair and I don't know anyone who got in from the regular DCC lottery. You can keep asking around, but I would not necessarily waste a spot trying to rank Blair in the DCC process.

Wait. Rereading your question, do you have a current 9th grader? That changes a lot of things. If you have a current 8th grader, that's one thing. If you have a current 9th grader, Blair magnet and Wheaton engineering are not on the table. You'll have to focus on the programs that start in 11th. [/quote]

He’s 8th now, and will be 9th.  I think he’s got as good a shot as other kids at Blair, but it doesn’t seem like admissions is predictable?  I am not sure if he would like SMCS or Wheaton engineering more and will apply to both.  [/quote]

“Other kids” in general don’t have a good shot at SMACS. What does your kid have to offer? What classes taken? What grades? What MAP-M scores? Is he good at writing and showing passion in the essay?[/quote]

I didn't write that other kids have good shots.  I wrote that his chances are as good as other applicants.

Since my question isn't whether he should apply, but how to arrange our choices for the DCC choice process, I clearly know that there's at least a decent chance he won't get into either the magnet or the application programs at Wheaton and will end up wherever he's placed in the choice process.

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