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[quote=Anonymous]This is so irrelevant. Majority of kids in Poolesville magnet and RMIB will choose UMD for undergrad studies with full ride  and top schools for graduate/professional courses.

But hey - there's this kid who is now in Harvard from RMIB. Would you consider him typical? I would not.

I believe that he was exceptional and outlier not because of what RMIB taught him - but because he was inherently exceptional. Similarly, I believe that Harvard is giving him opportunities that are not academic in nature, I don't feel he will find the academic part of Harvard a challenge.  RMIB, Harvard etc. are just credentials  and brand recognition, not because he could not do the same (academically) in any other school.

Straight A's, 2370 SAT, 20 APs, INTEL and SIEMENS semi-finalist, SMOB for 2 years....and a 1000 things beyond. Truly I wonder - did he need RMIB? Does he need Harvard?

It would be foolish to expect my child to have the same academic achievements as this person just because they are in RMIB.  BTW - RMIB does not offer 20 AP courses. Majority of these this person self studied and got 5s on. He took 18 AP exams in one year.

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