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[b]Okay, it's not 0, it's 2.[/b] 3% of the kids who got into the most competitive magnet ES in the county versus up to 50% in previous years. Cold Spring is known for its very high-achieving program. Only 2 of those kids deserved MS magnet admission, really? [/quote]

According to anonymous posts on DCUM.[/quote]

I am the parent of a CS kid.  So far, we are only aware of two.[/quote]

We just got our acceptance last night. Haven't told anyone. Are these two from Cold Spring confirmed? As in the rest have received rejections? Given we just found out last night and my child just arrived home from school where she could talk to friends about it, it seems early to know this. [/quote]

A teacher, in the heat of the moment, told the kids, who thought no one got in, that two got in but she didn't know who. Presumably those two hadn't gotten their letters yet. If you are one of those two, PP, congrats! I reinforced to my kid that everyone should be happy for those two and congratulate them.

By the way, the Cold Spring principal came in to talk to the CES cohort today. She told them the fact that virtually none of them got in had nothing to do with their academic abilities, but was due to the new admissions policy. She then had each middle MS group--Cabin John, Hoover, and Robert Frost--raise their hands to show them their "peer cohort."  I'm sorry, but this is not right. It was too drastic, and at least could have been done more gradually so the kids could adjust to the apparent new normal.[/quote]

We are not at Cold Spring. We are at a W school that feeds to Frost. I doubt we will take the spot because of the long bus ride. I didn't bother to take my child to the testing as we weren't interested. I was asked for permission to test during school and granted it out of curiosity more than anything. Children on the wait list obviously have a better chance of getting in this year. [/quote]

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