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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How does this work? Do you have to rank choices? If my kid applies for Blair SMAC, and CAP and Wheaton engineering, is he considered for each program individually? Or will he only get accepted to one? Basically is there a downside to applying to everything you might consider?[/quote]

Selection is independent but there’s only one application so it can be difficult to tailor to both stem and humanities. Kids get into multiple programs all the time though so apply to any that dc would consider…[/quote]

Yes, mine always scored higher in verbal and has some top notch humanities honors but did not get into CAP but had good results from Blair and Wheaton Engineering. She wrote essay on something STEM related (can't remember exactly). I think they saw that and screened her out. Very happy at Wheaton. Loves the program and has had fantastic English and History teachers.

But, if your kid is interested in Blair and Wheaton, a STEM related essay could appeal to both. As far as I know, there is no ranking for the magnets. The people talking about ranking is for DCC school selection which is separate from magnet apps. This is essentially a pool of schools that all kids have to choose from for regular HS. You'd think you would go to home school if you don't submit, but that is not the case. Kids rank choices (if home school is 1st, they will get home school). The magnet admissions is a whole different layer. [/quote]

Can you help me understand the “essay”? I’m not from the US and calling a paragraph about what you are passionate about an “essay” is foreign to me. Sold it just be a brag fest? Listing of achievements or a cohesive but very short essay with a message or learning point? Tbh, my kid is very strong in math and humanities and could be a good candidate for either - and is undecided on preference.[/quote]

Sorry, it was still an essay when my kid applied. They also still had an honors section, so she could do her bragfest there and let the essay be the essay. If you only get one paragraph total, I guess I'd try to straddle the two somehow withe the short essay that mentions a few key awards/qualities. [/quote]

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