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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I went through it as a kid. Met some of the smartest people I've ever known there, many former classmates went to Ivy league and have great careers or are very successful artists. Downside is, at least when I was there, there was grade deflation, it was really hard to get good grades. And also, a lot of the kids in the "regular school" were really.... puerile and... not really the best in terms of morals and behavior so your child will be exposed to that.

Actually, despite the positives, in retrospect I would've liked to go to private school like my siblings who got turned down from magnet. [/quote]

Dd didn't apply to Roberto Clemento.   We attended the Open House last year and were unimpressed and scared of the school to tell you the truth  My daughter attends a beautiful private school that has a great peer group.  While I am sure that the peer group would be more impressive at the magnet school, I'm not sure the teaching would be any better.  If your child is bored to tears in the home school, I would consider the magnet for the peer group.

Another thing that influenced my decision was a coworker who pulled their child from the program after one year.  The coworker believes sending his child to the magnet school was the single worst decision he's made as a parent.

OP I think you really need to know your kid.  My daughter is smart but introverted. She wouldn't have been happy.[/quote]

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