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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]One thing that distinguishes Blair from the other schools is that it hosts the STEM magnet.  In 11th and 12th grade students who meet the prereqs are eligible for these classes that aren't available elsewhere. This include anything from genetic analysis, linear algebra, complex analysis, neuroscience, or machine learning courses on par with those offered at Universities. [/quote]

But at Blair, if you are a non magnet student, aren’t you competing for college spots with magnet students?
Colleges will only take a few kids from each school. I always wonder whether at Blair, the highest performing non-magnet students are at a disadvantage for top colleges compared with the Blair magnet students. Is my analysis wrong? [/quote]

No, it doesn't work that way. [/quote]

How can it not work that way though? Colleges limit the number of students from each school. They are picking students from the entire DC metro area.
If an elite college takes 5 Blair students, wouldn’t they take something like 4 magnet kids and 1 regular kid?
At Whitman, kids are all at the same level, not in two different tiers [/quote]

There isn't a per high-school cap. Each application is considered individually. Blair is the largest high school in the state of MD. Further, the magnet program is distinct. They may look at broader geographic diversity like numbers from MCPS or the mid-Atlantic region, but individual high-school caps are ridiculous. [/quote]

There may not be a literal cap per high school, but admissions officers definitely look at all the applicants coming from the same HS and make comparisons between them.[/quote]

Absolutely true, from personal and professional experience.[/quote]

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