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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So does the essay even matter? Seems like if you have a high MAP score you get in to all… [/quote]

Most people with high scores can write decent essays.

Someone tossed out a number that 800 people apply to 100 seats in magnet. When you consider people applying to 2 or 3 magnets, and people declining invites, you end up with a pretty high acceptance rate for applications. [/quote]

Really? How does that math work out, exactly?[/quote]

Let's take the 3 most selective magnets - SMCS, IB, and Eco. 100 attendees each,  800 applications each, but each applicant applies to average of 2 programs. That's 300 seats for 1200 kids. Now figure some kids stay at homeschool after getting admitted, so the number of admits is even higher [/quote]

Eco is not relevant and is much less selective. Over 1000 applies to IB and over 800 to Blair. Assuming one kid applies to 1.5 programs, you get 1200 kids for 200 seats - 1/6 i.e. more selective than most colleges. Very few stay at their base schools, especially for Blair. There is almost no movement on the WL.[/quote]

I think you do need to differentiate between first round and wait list admissions. The first round is really selective for Poolesville ecology because they are getting basically the same applicant pools as Blair/Poolesville SMCS and RMIB. They do take more off the wait list.

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