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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m getting so tired of all these posts asking if they do XYZ, have a pointy EC blah blah blah, will their kid get into college?  The way the US college application system is rigged, getting into a top school is basically a lottery.  Don’t make your kids miserable telling them to do stuff to get into college.  Don’t make college such a huge pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.

Kids should do the magnets if they want to learn the content that’s being taught in the magnet or if they need a challenge and a cohort of students similarly situated.  Whether it’s worth it schlepping on a bus, having long days, hyper focusing on a subject matter, no one knows except your kid, OP.
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+1 PP SMAC parent. It's a huge commitment to get up early to catch the bus and come in later than other HS kids (Blair kids have an extra class) and to have more homework. You do it because it fits the child's interests and needs, not because of an imagined idea that being in the magnet will help with college admissions.  Pushing your child to do something they aren't interested in or aren't ready for is more likely to harm them than help them. [/quote]

Wholeheartedly. Mom of a PHS SMACS Soph. My kid [b]likes to get up early,[/b] she cannot wait to get to school, [b]she goes even when sick[/b], she adores her teachers, get's all 4.0's without too much strain, has a social life, and excels in Science and Math. This school literally has her name on it. She needs this school because the regular feeder school could not keep up with her. They did try and sent her to the grade above for classes but that made her an oddity. She does want to go to MIT and other top-notch colleges but not because she is a magnet kid. It would be because of all the initiatives, projects, leadership experiences, and her drive to know more, ask questions, find the truth, dig a little deeper, and explore and find the unknown. That is why she would get there if anything. Sadly, a lot of her classmates were "forced" to go there and do not like math or science much and they lack passion. She gets so tired of working with dead weight. [/quote]

What teenager likes to wake up at 5 am and goes to school sick? Yeah you’re a troll![/quote]

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