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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Not the pp, but I think there is some sense for the old application system: you only get considered after you apply, and only people who can handle the logistics apply. I understand MCPS tries its best to encourage potential capable students, but if there's no will, there's no way. [/quote]

It'd be more efficient and likely would require far less county resources to finalize each starting class at the selective MS magnets, but the whole purpose of the new system was to cast a broad net and identify students who could benefit from the program (however the county makes that determination) who might not (for whatever reason) have considered applying under the old system.  That approach has to accept that some number of students who are selected won't attend because any number of reasons (otherwise, if the county didn't anticipate that, they are fools).  But the county clearly is hoping that the net result is the type of class makeup more in line with the county's goals.   I suspect that the county's further hope is that once selected students, who otherwise may never have considered a magnet MS, better understand the program through things like the open houses and just finding out more because they now have the option, they do develop that "will."  And I'm fine with that.  I'm also fine if people decide it is not worth it and decline.  But to suggest that they don't prioritize education if they do decline is utterly ridiculous.[/quote]

I don't believe PP I was responding to was suggesting that people who declined for reasons such as logistics don't prioritize education.  Other posts did, but not this one.  I also read the post as saying only that the county was trying to find capable students who were not applying under the old process, not that those students were somehow less because they were only "potentially capable".
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