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This - this is WHY you bought [b]a house in a W Cluster so you WOULDN'T depend on getting into a magnet[/b] for a good education.  Don't bitch when your kid is going to get a better education than 98% of the kids in U.S. public schools.  It's unseemly and ungracious.[/quote]

Do families in W cluster really believe W-cluster education is equal to the magnet program (Blair or RM/IB)? With equal rigor, equal results, and whatever?  [/quote]

My kid was at Whitman and we didn't consider magnet programs. DC is not a stem kid, so no point in Blair. And RM is great but the IB program is not different enough in the long run to make it worth commuting a longer distance to school. DC went to private school for many years and we were really over the commute. Being 2 miles from school and having school friends in the neighborhood was really a plus, particularly given DCs sports and EC commitments. DC was plenty challenged at Whitman, took 10 APs, and ended up at a top college so it all worked out.

So even if they are objectively better it doesn't mean they are better for every smart kid. [/quote]

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