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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Magnets in MOCO are geography based, test based. Basically kid tests in get an option of a magnet either Math or Humanities based.

One does not need a magnet if at top HS in MOCO.

Most public home HS have all the advanced classes except IB.

Top publics in MD are way better than any DC private particuarly math and science.

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What do you mean by "One does not need a magnet if at a top HS in MOCO"? Please explain.[/quote]
NP. They mean that if you attend one of the top HS in Montgomery county, the course offerings will be very solid to challenge any kid, and the cohort will be strong too. I agree with one of the previous posts that name 4 very strong HS.[/quote]
These 4 HS may be strong but they don't have the rigor of the magnets.[/quote]

Nothing is going to have the rigor of the SMCS magnets, but that comparison applies only for the very few kids accepted, or who might have been, if magnet seats were higher in number.  There is rigor in several of the other magnet programs, but not quite at that level.

The 4 high schools listed are very likely to have the greatest breadth of advanced options available, putting them on something of a par with those other magnets.  Some would say above the other magnets, some might not, and it depends on the magnet in question and the breadth of subjects for which a student would seek advanced coursework.

The reason for that breadth at some local schools is that MCPS has schools plan courses and teaching personnel based upon "pull from the community".  That means that schools with a larger number of higher-performing students and/or demanding families will more likely try to have those courses available.  And having had such in the past, awareness increases interest on the one hand, while staffing is already in place on the other.  This is one of the more challenging equity problems that MCPS has not addressed well, leaving high-performing/high-potential students in schools without a large peer cohort with fewer options at their local HS.

However, all MCPS high schools offer at least [i]some[/i] advanced courses, and, though logistically challenging, students might access college-level courses via MC2/dual enrollment.  The consortia schools also offer access to some of the magnet programs previously listed only for those in-bounds.

Also, different HS administrations have different rules for what a student might take in a particular grade, including among those 4 listed.  That might differentially limit, to a degree, access to some courses or combinations of courses in the first place.[/quote]

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