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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I like the new process so much better. The old MS magnet application asked, among other things, what state and national awards your *5th grader* had won. There were three blank lines for filling this in. And we wonder why there are Tiger parents.[/quote]

Both my 5th graders (at the time) had the equivalent of a national award and several state level achievements. It made a difference I think. [/quote]

That’s ridiculous. I had none of those things and still got into Andover for HS. Why should MCPS have higher expectations for its magnet programs?[/quote]

How is that ridiculous, and why do you relate it to yourself?  That's weird. the achievements were a PART of the application. I'm sure they played a PART in my kids getting into the magnet. MCPS does not expect kids to have nat'l/state level achievements, nor should expect everyone to ace the test. That's why there should be different facets to the application. (PS. My kids did exceptionally well on part of the test and underperformed on another part). Both wrote great essays and had great teacher recs. It's about how they weigh the different factors of which awards are just one.[/quote]

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