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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My kid is really disappointed.  With good grades,  100%  on all  and high MAP scores 99 percentile, not even got into 1 and wait pooled for 2.  My kid definitely knows kids who got in definitely have very very low MAP scores and have even got B's. This make it very sad for the hard working child  and feels depressed. DC doesn't want to go to school due to the boastings the other kids do in school.  They should look at scores and test in class and the MAP scores if they don't have any administer cogat tests. This is where they do on their own. If it was depending on the essay, for the essays parents or any external sources could have helped too. it is not their original work.
Knowing the type of kids who got in we know for sure it will be hard for them to survive in these programs, even in middle school where grading is easy they could not get good grades. Sometimes my kid is even wondering was there any errors as to why DC was not selected. 
Question: If a kid who got in but is not that much suitable for the program and they decide to drop after a year,  will they give the open seat to another deserving child in 10th grade or it is gone is gone.
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I'm sorry. Your kid is obviously hard working and will be successful no matter where they are. We know two kids who are saying no to Blair and yes to another magnet so maybe your child will get a spot. Just remember that the kid who got in with the Bs didn't steal a spot, they applied and for whatever reason the admission people felt the child could handle the program. The problem is the amount of seats available... Good luck, I'm sorry your child is feeling sad and I hope they get in when spots free up this spring. I don't think they allow entry to the program after 9th grade unfortunately. [/quote][/quote]

So one spot in that class room will get wasted where it can be filled by a deserving kid?[/quote]

Unfortunately you can't join in 10th.  A lot of the required SMAC coursework comes in the first two years.  The classes are completely different from those offered at other high schools, and many of them build on each other. [b] Even classes like Chemistry and Physics, which are offered at every high school, don't have the 1-semester, full-credit option elsewhere.  [/b]

Also, I know you're disappointed for your kid, but please think about the way you are phrasing this.  The "wasted" spot also belonged to a "deserving kid," and while most kids who start at Blair SMAC complete the program, there are any number of reasons why a child might leave.[/quote]

Actually I think Blair offers Honors Bio/Chem for regular 9th graders, which is a good option for CAP kids who are STEM-focused or come from the TPMS program. [/quote]

Blair offers AP Physics for 9th graders in Algebra2.[/quote]

Magnet 9th graders take Physics 1st semester and Chem 2nd semester. Not AP.  It is a whole year of each, compressed into 1 semester. 
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The CAP 9th Graders who are in Algebra 2 are recommended for AP Physics 1.  Hard class.[/quote]

The SMACS class is supposedly comparable to honors but different content and compressed into 1 semester. Any Blair kid in Algebra 2 can be recommended for AP Physics.[/quote]

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