Anonymous wrote:The reality is lots of kids in this area prep for the tests and will prep for future tests. It might be in the form of prep classes, private tutors, doing worksheets at home, ixl... the list goes on. Yes, there might be some kids out there who got in cold, but far less than you would imagine. A lot of parents will claim that they didn't do anything to prepare their kids, but the kids tell a different story. As someone who grew up in a family of high achievers and has been around the "brightest" and "cream of the crop" my whole life, I see nothing wrong with preparation, whether it is to brush up on skills, become more comfortable in a testing situation, increase speed in test taking or any of a number of other reasons. Some people naturally pick up on concepts quickly while others need to study more, but all capable of producing the same quality work and excelling in these programs. It is naive to say that these programs are designed only for those who got in from "doing a few practice problems the night before, a good night's rest, and a hearty breakfast".

Anonymous wrote:The kids in my family are not naturally bright.

They have had to study and work hard. Many times they had tutors as well. And they did prep a lot!

However, with prep and hard work, they went to good schools and colleges. Got advanced degrees in high demand areas. Now they have wonderfully high HHI and job security and high SES.

I want to apologize to all the naturally brilliant kids who did not prep and who lost out to the kids in my family.

Sorry.

and

Thank you for your wonderful sacrifice!

Anonymous wrote:Does the eastern test have a math component?

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If your child has to study to get into the program, (s)he doesn't belong in the program. I say this as an MCPS teacher, parent, and former magnet student myself.

Enough said. It is crystal clear why your academic trajectory and reach landed you a teaching job in public schools. Well put.

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DD got in Clemente computer science program. There are preparation that you CAN do.
1. Raven test, do more raven questions exercise will slightly increase the point but not too much. It is rather a long term training of their spatial conception which start playing music instrument at an early age (4 or 5 yo) will greatly increase the ability.
2. Reading comprehension, read read and read, min. 2 or 3 grade above grade level.
3. Math test, again, min. of 2 grade above grade level. Answers have to be fast and correct. No time to re-check.
4. Writing, be creative with contents. This year's question was What can community do (something like that) I believe many many students answered picking up trash, recycling... These kind of answers do not stand out to the selection committee. Of course, the essay has to be well constructed, and grammatically correct.

Hope it helps.

Good lord. This is cheating and immoral. I'm shocked you are allowed to parent children. Don't you know prep is not allowed and we don't prep our children. I wish the schools would screen out all the cheaters.

Wow, that was over the top. I didn't prep my CHILD for the HGC, but I might for MS. I want the best odds I can get.

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Anonymous wrote:I am looking for practice tests for the HGC test. Someone gave me practice tests for the middle school magnets (I have kids who are in 2nd and 4th so both will be applying next year). Any idea of where to get prep tests? Or places where my child can take a prep class? I did a search online and haven't come up with anything useful.

What practice tests did you get for the MS magnet?

Friend.

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Anonymous wrote:I am looking for practice tests for the HGC test. Someone gave me practice tests for the middle school magnets (I have kids who are in 2nd and 4th so both will be applying next year). Any idea of where to get prep tests? Or places where my child can take a prep class? I did a search online and haven't come up with anything useful.

What practice tests did you get for the MS magnet?

Anonymous wrote:I am looking for practice tests for the HGC test. Someone gave me practice tests for the middle school magnets (I have kids who are in 2nd and 4th so both will be applying next year). Any idea of where to get prep tests? Or places where my child can take a prep class? I did a search online and haven't come up with anything useful.

Anonymous wrote:I am looking for practice tests for the HGC test. Someone gave me practice tests for the middle school magnets (I have kids who are in 2nd and 4th so both will be applying next year). Any idea of where to get prep tests? Or places where my child can take a prep class? I did a search online and haven't come up with anything useful.