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[quote=Anonymous]Same in NJ. They’re all super talented kids, but by definition, half need to be in the bottom half of the class. Even if the bottom half of the magnetic school class are objectively “better” candidates than top kids in some other schools, the lower magnet school kids get screwed because they’re competing against their own classmates and it’s impossible to distinguish themselves. This has gotten worse in recent years. Admissions has become impossible to predict so kids apply to more and more schools. Even the top ones. When the top 20% of the magnet school class applies to the same 20 colleges, it leaves no room for the bottom 50% kids. There are only so many kids a T20 college will accept from the same high school. It’s a numbers game, and you’re evaluated in comparison to your classmates. Magnet schools make that really difficult. [/quote]
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