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That's a little different than knowing they now have virtually no chance at admission despite being the highest-performing cohort in the county. You don't think that might take a little adjusting?[/quote]

It's not like they're going to apply to the MS magnet program again next year. They knew, as did everybody, that you can apply, but you might not get in. And that's what happened. And now they're disappointed, just like every other kid who hasn't gotten in. Plenty of kids from Cold Spring apparently didn't get in last year. Did the principal give a speech to them?[/quote]

No, since it wasn't 97% of them.   :roll:  [/quote]

It was only 50% of them, right? (If ~25 kid got in, ~25 kids didn't.) The principal doesn't address disappointment until it's over 75%? Or something?[/quote]

I think people are upset because it is likely that many of the children who were rejected might have been discriminated against by a new selection process that seems to place undue emphasis on geography.

I fully expected the admission rates from the CES to decline as MCPS opened up the application pool.  That was a great move by MCPS - make sure more families are aware of the programs and make it easier for more kids to apply.  
The super low admission rate from Cold Spring implies something else is at play - that students from the ES with the highest test scores were only able to secure 2 spots indicates that MCPS was using other criteria for selecting candidates.  If they are discriminating against students in W schools that is really unfair.
Also I don't know if it is one person or more than one person who keeps bringing up prepping.  It is really annoying and unfair to the students.  I am sure some did prep but it is not accurate to imply that Cold Spring results are high only or even mostly because students prepped.[/quote]

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