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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I find it weird how there never seems to be any real information about where Blair SMCS kids go to college, while most of the other schools have instagram pages and RMIB even has a document I’ve seen on previous threads that summarizes admits. Why is Blair SMCS so closed up about it? I know many of the kids go to UM but really would be good to know. It’s a really strong cohort of kids and some realistic expectation setting would be helpful, considering how much kids can’t help but compare themselves to their peers. [/quote]

The magnet administrator very much doesn’t want to share that info. He made that very clear at the open houses - it has no bearing on where your kid will go and you should pick that program if it’s the right level of challenge for your kid not because you expect it to get them into a particular college.[/quote]
I’m certain the main reason most of the magnet applicants/students want to go to that magnet is because they and their parents want to get into a particular college. So, yes, these people want to know what the end result of having gone to the magnet will likely look like.[/quote]

Nope. Not why my kid is there, and you seem to have completely missed the point. The magnet administrator specifically says to prospective students everywhere that this is not the place for you if you are focused only on college applications. He wouldn’t even show his slide on where kids were admitted.[/quote]

Agreed --Another Blair parent.

One of the reasons why my kid chose Blair over RM. This was several years ago, but RM presentation was very name dropping and tried to overtly one-up Blair. Hopefully RM has changed that with new admin. Really like Mr. O's approach.[/quote]

That was true for my kid too.  We were really turned off by the RMIB focus on college admissions. As Mr O said, you choose the HS that meets your kid’s needs - for high school. [/quote]

My kid got offers from both Blair magnet and RMIB. He’s an all round strong student but he didn’t even go to the open house at RM, or seriously consider it (or the Wheaton programs, or the local IB, or CAP, all of which offered him places). Nothing to do with college prospects and all to do with what my kid thought was the best fit for him. Commute was important too. It seems to have been a good choice but I would think any of the others could have been too, for the right kid.[/quote]

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