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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]All I can think of is the arms race and the one-upmanship my kids will endure. Each highschool in our area has a different magnet program. The one DC1 is interested in is located at the rich, high-pressure high school. We moved out of the DMV to allow him to have a more normal high school experience. This would pit DC1 against the most competitive, cut-throat kids in the county, just because he’s interested in a certain subject. DC2 was interested in applying to a magnet program at a less competitive high school, and this can only help him. I don’t know what we’ll do when the time comes. [/quote]
Your situation sounds somewhat like ours. Our locality tries to play games with some of the programs by putting things like the full IB slate or the engineering magnet at HSs with high FARMs and otherwise low test scores. To some extent, it works. All are fully accredited (except one that has “conditions”) but it’s all on the backs of the magnet kids. And there’s very little interaction between “center” and “gen ed” kids. What would be interesting is if they’d put the trade-school/certification programs at the high(er) SES HSs but that will [i]never[/i] happen.

Our DC are at a magnet program in a lower (overall) stress, highly diverse HS. It has lots of challenges but is infinitely better than the insanely competitive and cutthroat atmosphere at the high end schools. As for recruiting, pffft, UVA bailed and VT never even planned to come. Ivies or other Top 20? You’ve got to be kidding me. But the JMU, Radford, CNU, VCU, VUU, VSU, Hampton, & ODU reps are kind and regulars. USC and Elon used to show but not this year.

Regardless, the top 15% will likely go on to college. Somewhere. And do well…probably everywhere. They are tough and talented. [/quote]

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