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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]CAP pulls from a smaller pool of candidates, so in that sense is less competitive to get into. But its students have won countless national awards and have excellent college outcomes, so it’s fairly comparable there. Simply being accepted into the CAP program won’t be considered as impressive, but it provides just as many opportunities for high-achieving students.

The STEM snobs will always insist that humanities classes can never be as difficult as math classes, but CAP students work plenty hard. It’s just a different type of work. Instead of grinding away at problem sets, they’re researching, writing, editing, conducting interviews, digging for stories to tell. [/quote]

What about volume of homework in freshman year?[/quote]

It's not bad. There will be longer term homework if you don't get work done in class but it is nowhere near the amount of work DC's friends get in the STEM magnet. Both programs have 9th period for 9th grade although some friends said they are able to drop 9th period in 10th grade for CAP.[/quote]

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