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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The test will be the same, It is just going to include more kids. I think its a good thing. ( Im talking about moco)[/quote]

Has MCPS said the selection criteria will NOT change?[/quote]

How can it not change with 50% more seats?[/quote]

You are making the assumption that the pool of qualified applicants is extremely limited.  [b]I am sure there are plenty of kids that scored similarily[/b] on the test and had similar grades but the decided factor was a teacher recommendation or something the parent wrote. This happens all the time in college admissions. Too many applicants with high SAT scores and GPA's. The only way the admissions committee can make a decision is to consider other factors. [/quote]

"Similarly" but, nevertheless, lower and less qualified.  That's how a watered down program starts. Just look at FX county. 
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One of the parents at my home school filed a request for the school HGC file from last year, and circulated the info. Admits were strictly based on test scores. The top four test scorers were the four admitted (I learned my DD was #1, which I had not known before). They had relatively close scores, but students five and below were a good bit lower.[/quote]

That is one school so one data point.  Scores will vary across schools. At another school you could have 6 kids that scored in the same range as the 4 kids in your school.  The HGC has limited seats so someone will get rejected even if the he or she scored just as well.  The top 3% is not a fixed number from year to year or school to school.[/quote]

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