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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 they are distributed approximately by highest test scores per school/cluster.

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]

I hate to break it to you but the non-TPMS kids who got in were also scoring as high or higher than the top echelon of TPMS kids who got in. Many of the top Functions kids are not from TPMS. Kids change a lot from ES to MS to high school. Some probably turned down TPMS for middle school but wanted to go to a magnet for high school. Sorry this does not fit your story.[/quote]

It amazes me that parents on this board think that they have enough information to make statements like this. If it’s true and they do have that level of detailed info it’s freaking weird that they or their kid has surveyed all their peers on their MAP scores prior to going on to Blair as well as their prior middle school. This also ignores the kids who decided that on reflection there was no reason or benefit in taking functions so they decided against it.[/quote]

What are you even talking about? Kids talk and are often comparing scores. If your child is coming from Cabin John or Hoover you know who scored high. The class just took map a few weeks ago and kids were comparing at school and many mentioned their previous scores and how much they improved. You sound really put out your kid is not in Functions. This is not to say kids who are not in Functions are stupid. The point was that there are many smart kids in the magnet and they did not all go to TPMS and the kids who did not go to TPMS are not some charity case there for equity. [b]There are also some of them who are Asian![/b]
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Most of them.[/quote]

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