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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Frankly speaking, between the two best known tutoring centers,, only 20-30 students were accepted.  Most of the students could get in without attending the prep class.  They went there because their friends were there, because they have to attend summer camp due to working parents, or because they like to be drilled. 
The prep materials are SAT or SSAT style prep.  As some posters indicated earlier, parents can buy a book and prepare tgeir kids at home.  Unfortunately, for immigrant families, tutoring your own kids is not easy because of different education systems and language barrier. [/quote]

This sounds about right - also remember that some of these kids were accepted to both programs so you might have perhaps 15 kids at the most in each of the magnet programs that went through a test prep program and I am not convinced that this was the deciding factor in their success.  My kid did not do any prep but I never worried that he would be at a disadvantage because of this.  The application process is pretty rigorous - a tough test, a very detailed application with multiple essays, teacher recs and grades.  I believe the magnet programs are aware of the prevalence of test prep centers and I think they are sensitive to this when they review applications.[/quote]

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