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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't know much about privates, but DC is a Blair magnet graduate. The cons for Blair magnet is 1. very intense 4 years  2. disadvantaged college acceptance results
The pros: much better preparation for STEM related fields at college[/quote]

What do you mean by disadvantaged college acceptance results? Being in the Blair magnet puts you at a disadvantage compared to students who aren’t in a magnet? What are you saying??[/quote]
You compete against other students in your school/program for college admission to top schools. It doesn’t matter how amazing the kids are, colleges are only going to admit 2 or 3 from the same school (yes, MIT admits 6-7 from SMCS). Sometimes it’s hard for a kid to distinguish themselves when everyone is taking same classes, same ECs, same high scores. A kid doesn’t stand out in the cohort of 100 SMCS kids the same way they would in the top 10 at their home school.[/quote]

I see. So let me get this right. My kid, whose home school is Blair should turn down the magnet place because he’ll have a better chance for college applications if he’s in the general population at Blair not magnet. Did I get that right?[/quote]

Basically yes. If you are optimizing for college admissions [/quote]

So Blair non- magnet is looked at differently than Blair magnet by college admissions? That’s what you’re saying? I’m just not buying it.[/quote]

Magnet parent here. My sense is that the admissions people look at the classes the student took to determine rigor. A non-magnet can take magnet classes if they meet the prerequisites. I would think a non-magnet student and a magnet student with the same electives, same GPA, and same test scores would be on even ground. [/quote]

My DD has a non-mag Blair friend who just got into an Ivy early, so it's not mag/Cap or bust on college admissions. I think the look at the student's classes compared to what is available. FWIW, I don't think there are quotas or separate "pools" between magnet, CAP, non-mag, but what constitutes rigor might be slightly different depending on the program. Sure, non mag students can take mag classes, but it may be hard to get the pre reqs for some or there may not be space available. So, I don't think that would be an expectation for non mag or Cap students.[/quote]

Statistically, there are more murderers at Blair than Ivy kids not in the magnet [/quote]

Wow. Did you really just type that?[/quote]

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