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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm really bothered by the propaganda that deflects away from the fact that they changed the criteria not to get the most qualified students but to get the demographic profile of the students that they wanted. This is just wrong. Its been stated again and again that no one objects to universal testing, people object moving admission away from merit based and toward racial profiling. Yet again and again the MCPS PR booster will try to float in that the only change was universal testing. This simply isn't true and you should stop lying. [/quote]

I think [b]the universal testing has affected the process more than the peer cohorts[/b]. Their kid not being invited because she has a cohort Is just easier for parents to swallow than “they scored high, but not high enough”, which is what a lot of posted cogat results are showing. 99 percentile nationally but only 86th percentile MCPS? Universal testing is turning up more bright students. [/quote]

It's easier for some parents to feel victimized than accept there were more qualified applicants than theirs, but at least in my experience as a TPMS magnet parent, your assessment seems true.[/quote]

I agree, the stories posted this year sound completely different.  Instead of people talking about across the board 99s that were rejected and assuming those were due to cohort, there are people asking how their child has always tested 99 and "bombed" the magnet test.  Difference this year is the MCPS percentiles that better distinguish between scores.  It doesn't sound like many with high MCPS percentiles were shut out, at least they aren't as vocal, and last year they were very vocal.  The breakdown of who was applying to the magnet before universal screening is eyeopening.  Yes, perhaps that means those parents weren't doing all they could for their kids, but it also means the families who did apply, had a much better chance under the old system.  And sorry, it's entirely possible for a family that never would have applied before, to nonetheless fully support their student once they attend.
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Did vocal parents get anything last year? [/quote]

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