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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]And each year, yes, there are Stanford, MIT, etc.. but the majority of the kids go to UMD because that’s A)where the money is and B)there is a lot of rejection. [/quote]

I think you might be surprised how many magnet students choose UMD over acceptances to Ivy leagues. I did that, years ago, and a large number of my friends did too.
Magnet students, by and large, aren't uber wealthy. Their parents tend to be upper middle class, but often first generation immigrant. Few have generational wealth. 
In retrospect, I kind of wish I hadn't even bothered applying to those Ivys. It's pretty depressing to get *in* and then see how much aid they (don't) give you, and how many loans you have to take to get there....that just didn't go over well in my uber practical family.
And for the most part, I agree (now). An engineer from Yale isn't necessarily going to make much more than an engineer from UMD. [/quote]

My DC and many of his magnet friends didn't even apply to elite schools despite having the stats for admissions consideration, simply because of the cost.  $85+/year and rising times multiple children = not an option.

DCUM doesn't seem to get that.[/quote]

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