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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have had two kids in the PHS magnet program. One is a current student and the other is in college.

No student should choose a magnet program for college admissions. Classes are harder GPAs may be lower than they would be if they attended the local HS.  [b]Go to Seneca Valley HS get perfect 5s on your APs and a 1600 SAT [/b]and you’ll likely have better college admissions results- if that’s your goal- there are many fewer kids at the school with this profile.

A student should only choose a magnet because they want to attend the school and they think it will enrich them in some way.

It’s what you do rather than where you go that will fundamentally shape your life experiences and how well you do in college.

Don’t get me wrong, there are lots of reasons to choose magnet programs and I’m so grateful my kids have had the opportunities- but college admissions is not the reason they chose the programs. They liked the programs the HS offered but we are under no illusion that “buys” them anything more than a HS experience that they prefer.

I can’t believe so many kids are willing to wake up at 5:30 am to catch the bus- that would be misery for us. To each their own though…

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I can see the draw but don't do it for college admission. My student's friend from Seneca Valley did just that, did amazingly well on the AP exams, got the IB diploma, got great SAT scores, and basically got into every school she applied for. [/quote]

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