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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]An issue, here, is access to magnet programs.  Should MCPS have a means to identify and place a genius who has not been exposed to content (and, as a result, does not score at the highest levels of a highly exposure-influenced test like MAP)?  The administration supplies no answer to this question, despite the impact of not doing so likely being highly inequitable on a socio-economic basis.[/quote]

This is exactly the most severe caveat to drop CoGAT test as one of the GT admission criteria. Kids with better socio-economic status and/or opportunities to speed-up in some MSs are given a leg-up in MAP testing. The extremely high MAP score certainly reflects aptitudes to certain extent, 270 - 290 range is not a good differentiator by all means of student's intelligence versus work ethic. Unfortunately, both IQ and work ethic are necessary to survive through the rigorous magnet HS curriculum, as well as lead to the success in the long run.  [/quote]

Got news for you. People prep for Cogat too. It's just more gatekeeping.[/quote]

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