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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]NP here. So what I’m reading is the IB is a ton more work but is the work more than just “a lot?” Is it stimulating, does it promote critical thinking, do the students seem engaged and interested in the subjects? Not trying to be critical so sorry if I sound that way.[/quote]

I work at RM and have taught MYP, DP, and non-DP 11th and 12th grade classes (all classes in grades 9-10 are "IB" as we have the MYP program which is for all students).

You should check out this link:  https://www.ibo.org/about-the-ib/

Yes, there is a ton of critical thinking in these classes. But this is true for many, many classes at RM. Some students don't budget time wisely because they over extend themselves, and yes, that does lead to many sleepless nights and stress.

I will say that while many DP students here to go Ivy League schools, just as many opt to attend University of Maryland, Towson, and even Montgomery College. [b]Think about how competitive it is applying for college with all of these incredibly gifted kids who were accepted into the magnet pool.[/b]

As a PP mentioned, any child from the "general population"/non-magnet students can enter the DP in grade 11. Many students do, and they succeed, largely because it's meant to be a pathway: PYP, MYP, DP. [/quote]

Do you think it impacts non-IB studetns negatively? Top university normally don't take more than few from each school. If IB students from RM stand out and take all those seats then do you think that non-IB students are at huge disadvantage? [b] Hypothetically, if IB didn't exist in RM, will the same students have better chance in college admission?[/b][/quote]
Remember, not all of the IB students are magnet students. 20-30 of the magnet cohort is from the home-school population. If the magnet didn't exist, those students would still be at the school and still be the top performers. I don't think the IB magnet is a disadvantage to the non-IB students, but it is a disadvantage to the IB home school students due to more competition at their academic level.[/quote]

Yes, 25 students are from RM in Magnet and they would be anyway doing well even without magnet. I get that point, but when you have 100 additional students in RM magnet coming from outside, we have 125 students taking up slots in various colleges. Only 10-12 go to Ivies and rest do attend top tier colleges. I would think there will be enough students attending RM non-IB program with great potential and they may be competing with these extra 100 students for seats in various top colleges just because all of them as are from RM. I don't have any exact data to prove it, I do think that magnet hurts good students in school if they don't happen to attend magnet.

Assumption I am making is that there are enough bright students in non-magnet in RM and they may be missing a chance to attend top colleges because they have 100 outside students in magnet who will also apply to some of the same colleges.[/quote]

If people are so worried about this, they should put their little genius into bad schools.[/quote]

I don't think discussion was about little geniuses who make into Magnets. A poster asked a simple question about kids who just fall short of magnet bench mark or simply not interested to join magnet. Does their chance decreases due to magnet kids coming from outside or it has no impact. I do think it's a very genuine point and you don't have to be sarcastic about it.  [/quote]

They’re never going to Ivy League schools anyway then now are they?  I don’t see what the big deal is.[/quote]

Point is a simple one. They don't go to Ivy league. Understood and clear.

They can go to a level below Ivy league. Assume that there are 50-70 seats a level below Ivy league which will be filled by RM graduates.

Do you think that having magnet decreases chance of non-IB students to grab those 50-70 seats? Do you think due to 100 magnet students coming from outside make it difficult for non-IB students to get seats a tier below Ivy?

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