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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We are excited that our DD has this option and are very much leaning towards her attending. My biggest worry, though, is whether the kids are happy. My child is a kid who won’t mind a bunch of homework. She’s a strong math kid but loves science and reading - my guess is she would do mostly science electives but may take a couple of the cool social studies or English ones too. What I think she needs most is a cohort of kids who are into school but also like hanging out, aren’t crazy competitive with each other even if they themselves want to do well. Is that the vibe of the magnet?[/quote]

I was in your place last year. And everyone’s advice was it’s very supportive and kid won’t have too much hw. I feel like you are owed the truth so that you can make an informed decision. I wish someone had told me this last year. There are some in the pgm that are not competitive…but a good majority are very competitive bc they gets theseideas/way of thinking from home from their parents. These children become very competitive and mean spirited bc they have been taught to think this way since elementary school. 
My advice would be to ignore these types of students and hang out with kids most like your DD. it will be tough bc she will be in lots of classes with the mean spirited kids and sometimes it’s hard to mentally block them off. Some of the kids play different mind games, one example :they say they didn’t study and then score a good grade…..all to make people who do study feel bad about their grades. Or they cheat off others and get a good grade and pretend they are just really smart. It’s  tough but if your child likes stem….Blair is where it’s at! Good luck![/quote]

Parent of recent grad here. I would agree with much of this. I don't think these kids are necessarily majority,  but they know how to be heard. Had many conversations with mine about standing up to or avoiding them, whatever seemed like the best option for her. To Blair's credit, they are trying to foster a more collaborative environment in courses and general sense.  There will be lots of kids who are team players, kind, collaborative.  But, your kid will have to deal with "mag bros" to some degree.  There are lots of faculty who are supportive of collaborative kids. There are lots of intelligent kids in non mag programs your kid will meet in other classes. So, don't be scared off by this.  It's a good experience overall, cand there are supports throughout the program.  Good luck![/quote]

Depend on your kid, if they are more self-conscious or sensitive, they will be affected more by these kids.  My senior DC 
 was miserable at TPMS, started having  anxiety and need to see a therapist, still think they can’t do math despite getting 800 in 
 SAT math, and shy away from STEM majors .. I regretted the sending them to Magnet 
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