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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Op here. Some observations after both night sessions and shadow days:

-Blair’s evening session was more informative and organized than RM’s session. It was helpful to see some of the teachers from different subjects at Blair.
-My kid found the opposite to be true for the shadow days. RM was more organized and informative. My kid was excited about Blair’s research class. Yet, the kids spent the double period doing other things such as homework.
Kids seemed overall happier at RM and enthusiastic about the program. (Granted, kids were paired with seniors at RM rather than freshmen at Blair.)
-Both programs have a very high number of NMSF. No other program or school in the county can compare. interestingly, Blair’s medium SAT are 300 higher than RM’s program. [/quote]

My kid is in the same situation, and after attending both the open house and shadow day, decided on Blair. Our home school is one of the W’s. We had exactly the same impression from both programs’ open house nights. Blair’s was practical and informative, clearly outlining the benefits and challenges of the program. RM’s, on the other hand, felt more like a showcase of college acceptances, with less useful information about the program itself.

My kid found RM’s shadow day fun but didn’t enjoy one of the IB classes, where the teacher just read from slides. However, they found the English class engaging and eye-opening. Interestingly, many students at RM’s shadow day told my kid not to go to Blair, but did not give convincing reasoning.

My kid currently loves their engineering class in middle school (not Takoma) and has a stronger interest in science and engineering. That was the main reason we chose Blair.

Hope this helps!
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