Anonymous
09/21/2025 21:00
Subject: Does RM IB (or other magnets) ever take below 250 MAP-R? DC stats inside
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:MAP-R scores are low for RMIB, but could be offset by good essay.
Isn't the essay super short? Doubt that it makes a difference.
College admissions essays are under 650 words but they matter.
Well this is 150 words max. I think it really just comes down to MAP-R scores, presuming everyone applying has straight As and is taking the most challenging classes available (like geometry for SMCS).
They are super clear that is it NOT only MAP scores.
The activities/achievements/essay is very important; it's just subjective and hard to make decisions for the large number of kids on the bubble, so the results are a bit arbitrary.
One hopes that a kid who likes working on his parent's car or who collects wild bugs to study is given the same credit as the kid who is shipped off to expensive camps, but who knows
Anonymous
09/21/2025 19:23
Subject: Does RM IB (or other magnets) ever take below 250 MAP-R? DC stats inside
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:MAP-R scores are low for RMIB, but could be offset by good essay.
Isn't the essay super short? Doubt that it makes a difference.
College admissions essays are under 650 words but they matter.
Well this is 150 words max. I think it really just comes down to MAP-R scores, presuming everyone applying has straight As and is taking the most challenging classes available (like geometry for SMCS).
Anonymous
09/21/2025 18:57
Subject: Does RM IB (or other magnets) ever take below 250 MAP-R? DC stats inside
Anonymous wrote:STUDENT IEP/504/FARMS are known, but not school
Do they know current IEP status or if they /ever/ had an IEP? I think it may be the latter. And if so, is having ever had an IEP a positive or negative in terms of selection?
Anonymous
09/21/2025 18:55
Subject: Does RM IB (or other magnets) ever take below 250 MAP-R? DC stats inside
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:That's like 99th percentile in math and 96th or so in reading, right? Is that really not high enough to get in? (DP here)
For certain demographics and certain gender, right this is far from high enough. It’s good to try, and even the result is not positive, it’s a good life lesson for a high schooler to start to learn the cruelty of the real world. His package is pretty good for an 8th grader, and should be able to on the track for decent college offers no matter which program he gets in or not.
Oh FFS you have no idea what you are talking about.
Demographics are not visible to the selection committee. They do not know your kids race or what school they are applying from. They may know gender.
Yes, he could be considered. The reading MAP is on the lower side but it’s possible.
Anonymous
09/21/2025 16:57
Subject: Does RM IB (or other magnets) ever take below 250 MAP-R? DC stats inside
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:MAP-R scores are low for RMIB, but could be offset by good essay.
Isn't the essay super short? Doubt that it makes a difference.
College admissions essays are under 650 words but they matter.
Anonymous
09/20/2025 20:43
Subject: Does RM IB (or other magnets) ever take below 250 MAP-R? DC stats inside
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Think about how RMIB will impact college admissions, if that’s something you care about. IB is a ton of work in a highly competitive magnet program. AP gives a hard-working bright kid a lot of early impressive scores and lots of college credit at many schools ($$$). Think about whether his college application might be better from your home school. There may also be questions re whether these programs all stay the next five years.
Aren't kids entering in fall 2026 the last group, if these programs go away or go in the form of regional programs?
Yes but there is virtually no chance RMIB will go away entirely-- they really, really want to be able to make the claim "we're not destroying our flagship programs, we're just expanding them!". It will almost certainly continue as a regional program pulling from a smaller number of kids (at worst, the new classes might shrink a bit in size to reflect being regional rather than countywide.)
So this year's 8th graders would enter based on the current eligibility/candidate pool, and then the makeup of the school would shift gradually over the following 3 years until by their senior year they're the only ones under the original eligibility.
Anonymous
09/20/2025 19:37
Subject: Does RM IB (or other magnets) ever take below 250 MAP-R? DC stats inside
Its anyone's guess but have this removed, too much information. Its easy to look up rmsc.
Anonymous
09/20/2025 19:24
Subject: Does RM IB (or other magnets) ever take below 250 MAP-R? DC stats inside
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:MAP-R scores are low for RMIB, but could be offset by good essay.
Isn't the essay super short? Doubt that it makes a difference.
Yes, but student can flesh out background as to why he/she would be a good fit.
Anonymous
09/20/2025 19:23
Subject: Does RM IB (or other magnets) ever take below 250 MAP-R? DC stats inside
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Think about how RMIB will impact college admissions, if that’s something you care about. IB is a ton of work in a highly competitive magnet program. AP gives a hard-working bright kid a lot of early impressive scores and lots of college credit at many schools ($$$). Think about whether his college application might be better from your home school. There may also be questions re whether these programs all stay the next five years.
Aren't kids entering in fall 2026 the last group, if these programs go away or go in the form of regional programs?
These programs will got at least through kids entering in fall 2027.
Anonymous
09/20/2025 18:49
Subject: Does RM IB (or other magnets) ever take below 250 MAP-R? DC stats inside
Anonymous wrote:Think about how RMIB will impact college admissions, if that’s something you care about. IB is a ton of work in a highly competitive magnet program. AP gives a hard-working bright kid a lot of early impressive scores and lots of college credit at many schools ($$$). Think about whether his college application might be better from your home school. There may also be questions re whether these programs all stay the next five years.
Aren't kids entering in fall 2026 the last group, if these programs go away or go in the form of regional programs?
Anonymous
09/20/2025 18:44
Subject: Does RM IB (or other magnets) ever take below 250 MAP-R? DC stats inside
Anonymous wrote:My DC is applying to RM IB this year. Stats:
MAP-M: 271
MAP-R: 248
Grades: All As (7th grade final and 8th MP1)
Activities: RMSC Select Group swimmer (20+ hrs/wk, 4 a.m. practices, PVS States multiple times); jiu-jitsu medals (2 gold, 1 silver before focusing on swim); Model UN Outstanding Delegate; Substack writer (90+ subscribers, civic/law guides on car crashes, arguments, rights); PSA contests (3rd place countywide, 15th in another, ~$300 awards); recently started robotics Saturday program; recreational rock climbing.
Service: Swim team CIT, school library volunteer, created a summer “school” for younger sibling with lessons.
Other: Bilingual (Chinese).
Is it possible for him to get into RM IB program other magnets? Please share any information or predictions, maybe what happened for your child? Anything appreciated, thanks!
Are those MAP scores average for RM? What if it is reversed: reading 270+ and math 240+ ?
Anonymous
09/20/2025 16:34
Subject: Does RM IB (or other magnets) ever take below 250 MAP-R? DC stats inside
Anonymous wrote:STUDENT IEP/504/FARMS are known, but not school
what about gender, race, and ethnicity?
Anonymous
09/20/2025 16:25
Subject: Does RM IB (or other magnets) ever take below 250 MAP-R? DC stats inside
Anonymous wrote:MAP-R scores are low for RMIB, but could be offset by good essay.
Isn't the essay super short? Doubt that it makes a difference.
Anonymous
09/20/2025 16:18
Subject: Does RM IB (or other magnets) ever take below 250 MAP-R? DC stats inside
MAP-R scores are low for RMIB, but could be offset by good essay.
Anonymous
09/20/2025 16:13
Subject: Does RM IB (or other magnets) ever take below 250 MAP-R? DC stats inside
STUDENT IEP/504/FARMS are known, but not school