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What makes you certain that they couldn't do it without MCPS magnet programs?  You don't think they could have achieved the scholarships at UMD if they went to a non-magnet high school?  I'm not being snarky -- it's a great thing they've accomplished.  I just don't understand why they needed a magnet program to do it.[/quote]

I don't understand why they needed any school at all to do it! It's not like there's no such thing as homeschooling and self-study.

But maybe they benefited from the magnet...?[/quote]

Not sure why you're upset by this question and feel the need to be sarcastic.  But I'll try asking it a different way:  what do you think the magnet gave them that enabled them to accomplish this that they would not have found at another MCPS high school?  I'm not doubting that the magnet is great, nor do I have any anti-magnet agenda.  I'm asking because my kids aren't yet at high school age and we are zoned for BCC.  I would think that if my kids are motivated and capable, they can take the IB or AP classes offered and achieve the same thing.  If I'm wrong about that, I'd like to learn what I'm missing.  Is it a peer group difference?  Course offerings that aren't available at other high schools?  [/quote]
In the case of RMIB - the IB curriculum might be similar to what your kids would get at BCC in the diploma program but the peer group is different.  RMIB admits 120 kids out of the 1000 students who apply from 24 area high schools.  Blair SMAC is equally selective so the cohort is made up of equally high achieving students.  In addition the curriculum is unique.  Students get through the high school Math and Science curriculum (roughly through the AP level) by the end of 10th grade and spend 11th and 12th grade taking electives in the Math/Science subjects they are interested in.  So 11th and 12th grade the Math and Science curriculum is beyond anything you see at any high school in MCPS.  Both RMIB and Blair SMAC are very demanding programs and IMHO only worth considering for students who are either passionate about one or more of the subject areas or students who need the stimulation of a being with students like them or who would be bored in a less rigorous program.  It is not everybody's cup of tea which is why you see so many parents on here trying to learn more about these programs.  It is a big commitment of time and energy and your child needs to be sure.[/quote]

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