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[quote=Anonymous]Agree that the profile is smart kids who come from families that value education enough to encourage their children to apply and help them with transportation etc.  These children are making a conscious decision to leave their home schools to attend a school that is very often far away.  That choice has to be validated by their parents.  We were very happy when ds decided to apply and made it clear that we would support him in any way we could.  Some of his friends were discouraged from applying by their parents who thought it would be "too much work" and would take away from travel sports and other non-academic commitments.
My child goes to Eastern and I would say that although girls outnumber boys, boys are usually 30-40% of the cohort in any given year and they can and do hold their own!  We've found the kids to be very diverse in every way and the kids are very friendly and inclusive.  
Regarding the posts implying that kids at TPMS are "smarter": My child was accepted to both Takoma Park as well as Eastern and at least for the year he applied, the median reading comprehension score for successful applicants at both programs was identical.  The Raven score for Takoma Park was a little higher- 25 instead of 23.  The other tests cannot be compared - the eastern applicants take a writing test and the TPMS kids take a SCAT test.  
My child has thrived at Eastern and loves the program, the kids and the magnet teachers.  The admin is not that great but I guess I have low expectations for MCPS admin in general![/quote]

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