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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If you have a bright, curious kid who has the stamina for compressed science classes and is creative and expressive, you are golden.  Blair has space for kids who are intelligent and curious but not necessarily want to take all of the most advanced math/science/comp sci classes.  I have seen this.  There are some classes that will seem tedious if the kids are not into it -- even STEM kids who like just one particular branch of science (e.g. Bio. ) may not care for most advanced branch of another science (e.g., math or physics).  But, the key is to be curious, intelligent, and have stamina (quick processing).  The magnet teachers are a treasure (for the most part) and seem to make the subjects come alive!

If your non-STEM kid gets into a STEM-magnet (assuming the stats are there), the kid should go in with an open mind.  Investigate the upper-level magnet courses and see if any of those topics spark joy.  If not, pass. You will simply be putting a square peg in a round hole.[/quote]

This. 100% This is my kid. All around gifted so curious. Would have loved a more all around gifted school experience but they make you choose STEM or Humanities. He is not in love with STEM but he likes it enough. He's not like some of his buddies who spend their free time coding and LOVE math. He feels a little left out sometimes because his classmates are in the Robotics and computer science clubs and he is not.

He has taken the lower tracks for the options given because he's not passionate about STEM. Now he's applying for college and I realized that all of electives in school are STEM but all of his extra curriculars are non-STEM. I'm not sure how that's going to look to admissions. There are other benefits to being in a magnet program for a smart kid - many of the clubs are at a higher level, even the non-STEM clubs (i.e. most of the academic teams are highly competitive and winning so that's fun for those who like that).

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