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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Don’t do magnet for college admission purposes. Some kids need more. If your kid is one of those then yes. If not, go to home school. [/quote]

Totally agree! Mine needed the more that the Magnet gave; deeper classes/instruction, similar peers, etc… but IT DOES not help that much in terms of college acceptances. IT DOES help in being prepared better for college; time management, deeper understanding of info, work ethic, etc…[/quote]

The college acceptances for RMIB as well as Blair SMCS are well documented and [b]significantly above regular MCPS high schools[/b]. This fact contradicts your statement that it doesn't help.[/quote]

You're not measuring the right thing.  Of course RMIB acceptances are higher-- 100% of the kids are among the top in all of MCPS.  At their home school, the vast majority wouldn't even hit a threshold to be looked at for admissions.

The right question is whether this given kid would have a better chance at their home school or at RMIB.  I'm pretty convinced that they'd have a better chance at their home school.  But they'll get a better HS education at the magnet, and that's probably more important.

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We already know the answer to this by comparing outcomes from the homeschools versus outcomes from the magnets.[/quote]

Of course those are two completely different things.  The students in the magnets are the best and brightest from the home schools.  Even the kid ranked last in the magnet program would be in top 10 at home school.  And top 10 kids at home school surely got into a top university.  So all (or nearly all, assuming that the magnet selection process isn't perfect) magnet students should be getting into top universities... assuming they applied.[/quote]

I wouldn't go this far. Yes, lots of bright and gifted students in the magnets,  but I also know lots of equally bright and gifted kids who didn't get in or chose to stay at home school. Lots of bright kids in MCPS!
Both my kids were in all the magnets-- elem through hs.[/quote]

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