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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Does anyone here actually have racial demographic info on the HCG centers?[/quote]

I don't but at our HGC, the vast majority are Asian and white.  I believe the question came up at the Eastern MS magnet info meeting and if I remember correctly, we were told that race and gender were not taken into consideration.

At the ES level, the decision is based on test scores and teacher recs.  They want students who are bright AND whose needs are not currently served in their home school AND who can handle the work load.  In other words, they are looking for more than high test scores.  Also remember the test scores reported in the acceptance letters are the MEDIAN scores which means that half of the accepted students scored higher than the score reported.

At the MS level, the decision is based on test scores, student application essays, teacher recs and the student's grades.  They pick 100 students from around 900 applicants.  Since the MS application process is so involved and time consuming, typically only highly motivated and/or highly qualified students apply.  With such a large applicant pool, I can imagine that some students with high test scores might still not be accepted.[/quote]

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