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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am not sure how much things have changed in 2 years, but my DD who is Asian got into both global ecology and humanities (only 2 she applied for) with a MAP-M score of 260 and MAP-R score of 254... the whole thread here suggests if you get any less than 270 you are doomed! ... May be you all are talking about only SMACs program! My younger one is going to go through the process next year and her MAP scores are comparable to her sister's and she is also looking for global ecology and humanities programs... reading this thread seems to indicate she has no chance! 
Another point for the selection committee when my eldest went through the process, was that if the kid was already in a magnet (she was in Clemente math sci) meant the kids already had an edge since they got into the program with a test and everything. And dont tell me the selection committee doesn't know the schools.... only magnet kids have computer science in their transcript and GT stamped on the Math and Sci courses they take... so they know... 
However with my second one, they had lottery selection for middle school magnets. MY DD was in the lottery pool for both programs but her name wasn't picked and so were a bunch of her very smart friends, who all stayed back in their home middle schools... so with that I think there will be hyper focus on just the MAP scores and essays and I dont think they can use the 'Kids already in magnets are smart' argument anymore as magnets kids in this batch were really lottery picks and I know some really questionable selections who are currently struggling in their magnet schools!
Oh well...make the high schools also lottery already! its all just luck from this point on !
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I'll be that jerk. Many of the people on this thread do not really think of those as real magnets. Sorry it's true. Blair SMAC is the main one that matters. My child is on the WL too with those scores for Poolesville but did not make the waitpool for any of the others. [/quote]

Sorry to break your bubble. DC know boys from TPMS with 240/250 who made it to Blair SMAC. They seem to have taken the very top. Close to 300 or 300+ and for the rest it seems like a bit of a lottery. [/quote]

I call BS. Not only did no kids from TPMS get in with scores that low but none of the TPMS magnet kids even have MAP-M scores in the 240s in 8th grade. My own TPMS kid reports that there were no surprises among the kids who got in. They were the strongest kids. I don’t know if your kid was bullshitting you or if you just made this up to stir shit.[/quote]

Of course this is BS. But I'm guessing there are a few lottery 6th graders with scores like that. From high farm schools. [/quote]

From any schools. But we’re not talking about sixth graders, these are 8th.[/quote]

Yes, and for 8th graders that's utter nonsense. The only reason 6th grade lottery kids get in with those scores are because 1) it's a lottery 2) they are from a high-FARMs school The PP was just confused.[/quote]

Your second point is incorrect. The bar for low FARMs schools is about 235.[/quote]

But the point stands- no 8th graders are getting in to Blair with those scores.[/quote]

They are too. Facts are facts.  Not trashing the Blair program. It is exceptional and the magnet Co-Ordinator is a an absolutely phenomenal guy. [/quote]

What’s your source for these “facts”?[/quote]

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