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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The annual post where someone tries to convince others to drop out in order to make room on the wait list for their children.[/quote]
OP here.. no, that's not my intent.  My kids are freshman and senior, and actually one is in a magnet, so it's not about that.   I'm past the point of trying to get my HSers into a magnet.

I'm just hearing about how brutal the college admissions is for magnet kids from both TJ and MCPS.  So, now I'm wondering, other than yes, the challenge that they need in HS (and they did), how is it that some of the high achieving kids from a magnet program don't do as well for college admissions?  Some of them are disappointed in their college admissions, and I'm disappointed for them.  So, it got me thinking about how they are competing against each other for the same spots. They all seem to apply to similar schools.  Maybe that's the problem.   Maybe they should branch out.  But, they are all so similar in their achievements, it's hard to understand why some get in and some don't.  [/quote]

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