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[quote=Anonymous]I would recommend she applies in order for you to put off the decision until April or so.  She can then attend the open house for admitted students.  This may help - it may not.  My daughter said the same thing - that they are nerds and that no one looked like her and no one acted like her.  My son graduated from Blair's magnet program so she understood the typical student.

However, I had her apply, she was admitted, and I told her she needed to go.  She always loved math, was good at it, and would excel in the program.  The program makes a difference to those who love math.  It's not the same as your home school - the teachers are amazing in the program and she'll actually gain confidence.  My daughter would have dropped it.  She said within the first month that she was glad she's in the program.

This is normal for girls to say at this point. It's why so many girls drop out of STEM -- they don't see people like them in the program AND everyone around them says "that's ok, just give up".  Just look at all these comments here.  If it was a boy, they would think differently (they will deny that).

It's only 4 classes out of 8.  She can take a study hall 9th period every year to make it manageable (mine will).  There are students who play sports and even three varsity sports.  They aren't all in the math Olympics.  She can still see her friends.  I'm going to talk to director of the program about who they have on the panel for admitted students.

And my daughter came from Eastern MS - so not TPMS.  She has straight As as of right now so it's not like everyone there is curing cancer.  Many will just go get PhDs in computer science!

So, my daughter said the same thing.  It was the best program for her and it is one that makes a difference for what they do in college (that was evident by my son).  She's done very well even after claiming it would be the end of her social life.  [/quote]

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