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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, RM is basically twice as big.  Even once you take out the magnet, the extra 600 or so kids give RM a larger population to fill upper level classes like Calc 3D and AP Literature.  It matters in lower level courses like Alg II double period.  Both schools have Alg II double but RM might have two classes so taking it won't cut you off from an elective that is only offered at one time.  This also matters in sports.  The RM teams are usually better because of the larger population.

If your DC are not likely to need services as part of an outlying population Rockville, being smaller, would give them a more personal experience in the middle since it would feel more like everyone knows them.[/quote]

I will give a different take on that.  My child is a non-IB senior.  I feel that since many top RM kids are in IB or take IB classes (some are open to non-IB kids) there are actually fewer choices than there might be.  For example, this year there is no APUSH or AP CHem.  My stem focused kid had to ask his guidance counselor to be sure to mention he did not have the opportunity to take AP Chem this year on his college rec as that is probably not what is expected from a large MCPS high school.[/quote]

Right. This can go both ways. Then the question needs to be asked: Does IB == AP?[/quote]

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