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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If you go the route of trying to get into a MCPS gifted magnet school, keep in mind that you'll have to buy/rent in district.  The test for out of bounds admission was in kindergarten and to the best of my knowledge there is no other system.  But, if you are in bounds for that school (Takoma or Chevy Chase), you will get the same access.  [/quote]

You seem to be confusing different things here. The HGC, followed by the magnet middle schools and then Blair or IB programs are all admit by application/testing not where you live (I guess the exception is for high school there is an additional IB program at BCC high school for kids in district there that is not application based). The program at Chevy Chase is part of the HGC and takes kids from across the southern part of the county, but as someone said you might want to consider bus rides to the various schools (incl. middle schools). The program at Takoma Park is different and may be of less use to OP for various reasons. [/quote]

Sorry, in rereading I think I confused myself and OP.  I thought the Chevy Chase program was the equivalent of the Takoma Park one, starting in 1st.  Since there's no other official acceleration before the HGCs start, I thought one of those early elementary programs would be good for OP if they chose Montgomery County.  To the best of my knowledge, for example, TPES is the only school that starts pull-out math acceleration in 1st.   [/quote]

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