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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Both are excellent.  Go with whichever has the shorter commute.  [/quote]
+1 All other things being equal

Questions to ask yourself -
How interested in STEM is your DC? Will taking more STEM classes motivate your child in school?
How easily does your child pick up STEM concepts? The work is much more compressed than at RMIB. They do a year's worth of work and then some in many semester classes. You don't want to set up your child to struggle.
Does your child want friends who are also very into STEM? 
I would also think hard about the extra period at Blair. It can make the day really long and cuts into time for other activities.
Is your child very organized and hardworking and pretty equally strong in all subjects? RMIB requires kids to juggle a lot of different demands.
Does your child do okay with testing or can they tolerate a lot of testing? RMIB will require a lot of testing in 11th and 12th so your child would have APs and then IB exams. It's several full weeks of testing.
Is your child a self-starter in terms of finding activities and are they very competitive about them? Many of the popular activities at Blair require applications and they are competition based. There are more opportunities at RM and fewer high performing peers just due to Blair's size and the presence of CAP which is even bigger than the magnet and full of kids who are just as smart as the STEM kids.
Would your child to better as a big fish in a smaller pond - RMIB - or would they be okay being a smaller fish in a really huge pond - Blair? Or are they the type of kid who would thrive in the really huge pond - Blair?

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