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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]PHS and Global more narrowly have an inferiority complex. I think PHS Poolesville SMCS is highly regarded by many of the kids go to Global as their last choice and have a chip on their shoulders for not getting in to other programs. There will be kids who really enjoy the subject and are into insects or animals or conservation but the vast majority will be there wishing they had gotten into RMIB or Blair or PHS SMCS[/quote]

Do you think writing like this makes you superior? Back in the day, getting into Blair SMACS required rigorous testing, teacher recommendations, and even the CoGAT, but that's no longer the case. So, there's no need to feel a sense of superiority just because someone got into Blair.

The only truly standardized assessment for fair comparison is the MAP test, and the median MAP score for Blair admits is in the mid-270s. Many students with scores in the 280–290 range were not invited, while plenty of students with scores below mid-270s were accepted. Parents of students who got into Blair with scores around 270 likely won’t share their child's scores, which can create the illusion that all Blair students are math prodigies.

RM only considers MAP-R (although they used to consider MAP-M, it was never a major factor. e.g. map-m 250s-260s were accepted). GE looks at both MAP-R and MAP-M. Of course, if a student gets into both SMACS and GE, they may prefer SMACS. However, that doesn't mean SMACS students are inherently superior to GE students. SMACS is a regional program, while GE is countywide. Given the unclear admission criteria, a student rejected from Blair SMACS might have been accepted if they had applied under Upcounty criteria for Poolesville SMACS. Since students are not simply ranked and admitted in order of test scores, a wide variety of cases occur.

Additionally, many students choose home schools over  magnet programs, particularly those from W schools. You're aware that W schools also send plenty of students to top schools like Ivy League universities, right? Nowadays, magnet programs primarily serve as a way to filter out lower-performing students and group together those who are at least somewhat high-achieving.

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