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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The programs are fantastic but unfortunately the lottery isn't all that great at identifying kids that really need the enrichment. [/quote]

Sour grapes.

Btw, almost everyone in the pool was offered Eastern last year.[/quote]

We were in the pool and still haven’t gotten an offer. Know lots of other people in the same situation. -NP[/quote]

Strange. I know dozens offered.[/quote]

NP - I find that hard to believe.  “Dozens” offered?  How do you even keep track of these things?  Moreover, to conclude that “almost everyone” was offered a spot because of your individual experience is what’s strange.[/quote]

NP.  It was quite remarkable actually - it felt much different than other years as people just kept getting offered the Eastern spots.  It was referenced on DCUM and I noticed it at our church, scout pack, etc.   Definitely unscientific but noticeably different from other years.  [/quote]

Did the seats at Eastern markedly increase from past years?  Did the number of qualified students drastically decrease?  Coincidences happen; using your personal observation to put others down is lousy.  PP is correct - the metrics for entering students into the lottery are overly broad.  I suspect the central review process isn’t as random as MCPS implies it is, but they use the cover of the lottery to identify kids they think will most benefit.  At least some of them.

I don’t know the exact numbers, but there far, far more qualified students than there are spots in any of the criteria-based magnet programs.  To hurl “sour grapes” at someone who acknowledges that truth is unkind and inaccurate.[/quote]

Yes, an additional 50 seats were created. However, these didn’t go to affluent white and Asian students exclusively so DCUM feels it must be a sign that the program isn’t worth their while. [/quote]

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