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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't think admission is largely based on test scores or else all those kids at Hoover and Cabin John would be getting in but they are not. Based on DC's knowledge - but it's not like kids have surveyed every other kid - it does seem like the minimum of 99th percentile is mostly accurate. But there are many more 99th percentile kids not getting in including half of TPMS magnet.[/quote]

The test score level varies by school/cluster.  Many kids at TPMS magnet presumably score higher than some of the kids who got in from other schools, but MCPS realizes that magnet seats are a scarce resource which many kids can benefit from and so [b]they are distributed approximately by highest test scores per school/cluster. [/b]

Other factors come into play like - if a kid is not accepted to a magnet HS, will they have a peer group and access to accelerated instruction at their home school[/quote]This was done for racial equity.  MCPS didn't like the fact that the HT/Magnet programs were populated mostly by Asians with a handful of white kids.  So they decided a scheme that would discriminate against Asian kids but maxing out the number of them that could get into these programs.  It was a genius move.  It is racist and terrible because tmit doesn't help the best and brightest.  But progressives don't care about that.   They care about equity which requires discrimination.[/quote]
"Best and brightest" based on which measures? Being able to afford test prep courses and tons of tutoring?[/quote]Question for the equity brigade.  Would you rather a heart surgeon who scored well on tests or a heart surgeon who didn't?   How about a lawyer who was defending you?  If you're honest, you'll say the ones who scored well on tests.  But you're leftists so you can't be honest.  You have to stick to the script.[/quote]
But we're talking public K-12 education, not med school. But thanks for playing.[/quote]

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