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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Different poster. Appreciate any insights into our choice:

My kid got into the Wheaton Engineering magnet. His local school is Einstein. He wants a smaller school (both fit the bill). He wants to play sports. He wants to be in a high-quality orchestra. He likes math and thinks he likes engineering, but also was intrigued by the IB presentation at Einstein's open house. He's currently in Spanish 3.

What should we be looking at to make this decision--course offerings for grades 11 and 12? Other factors?

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For academics, pick Wheaton as Einstein is very weak in STEM. Sports are about equal.  Einstein does not have many options for math, engineering and computer science. Einstein stops at Calc BC.  Wheaton stops at MVC.  Einstein only has two basic engineering classes; Wheaton has many more. Einstein has no science AP's.  So, if you choose Einstein, be prepared for dual enrollment if accepted. For the orchestra, Wheaton's program is not good. They have one orchestra.  Einstein only has two orchestra's but also has Jazz.  Just do a private orchestra.  IB math is not equal to AP math.  IB is better for humanities students.  AP is better for Stem.  [/quote]

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