Anonymous
Post 03/03/2017 06:22     Subject: Re:Best school (public or private) for STEM-interested kid
I'm in nova and the elementary kids super interested in stem all go to nysmith (pre-k - 8th) and then TJ - they have an extensive bus system
Anonymous
Post 03/03/2017 06:04     Subject: Best school (public or private) for STEM-interested kid
Anonymous wrote:MoCo's HGC only takes the top 2% or 3% whereas FCPS AAP takes roughly the top 15%. The programs aren't comparable.


TJ isn't a part of AAP. The VAST majority of AAP kids don't get into TJ. I will take your word the MoCo's highly gifted program is more selective that AAP, but that has nothing to do with TJ.
Anonymous
Post 03/03/2017 05:55     Subject: Best school (public or private) for STEM-interested kid
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Students, not applicants!


TJ does not take 15% of fcps students.

You are terribly misinformed if you believe that to be the case.


I think the pp is mixing up TJ admissions with the often quoted 15% number thrown around about AAP.
Anonymous
Post 03/02/2017 15:07     Subject: Best school (public or private) for STEM-interested kid
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Good grief - Blair and TJ parents: GIVE IT UP. No one else cares about how competitive your snowflake's school is. The OP is looking for good non-test-in options for a FIVE YEAR OLD. And you're having a pissing match instead of being helpful.

TJ is the best in the whole country! I even read it in some magazine once!

On paper they are, but in real competitions, they are eating dust!!
Anonymous
Post 03/02/2017 13:28     Subject: Best school (public or private) for STEM-interested kid
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Good grief - Blair and TJ parents: GIVE IT UP. No one else cares about how competitive your snowflake's school is. The OP is looking for good non-test-in options for a FIVE YEAR OLD. And you're having a pissing match instead of being helpful.

TJ is the best in the whole country! I even read it in some magazine once!


Playboy?

But seriously, as PP said, why don't you (TJ and Blair parents) make a separate thread and go at it? I am sure your participation here is NOT helping OP find answers.
Anonymous
Post 03/02/2017 13:22     Subject: Best school (public or private) for STEM-interested kid
Anonymous wrote:Good grief - Blair and TJ parents: GIVE IT UP. No one else cares about how competitive your snowflake's school is. The OP is looking for good non-test-in options for a FIVE YEAR OLD. And you're having a pissing match instead of being helpful.

TJ is the best in the whole country! I even read it in some magazine once!
Anonymous
Post 03/02/2017 11:50     Subject: Best school (public or private) for STEM-interested kid
Good grief - Blair and TJ parents: GIVE IT UP. No one else cares about how competitive your snowflake's school is. The OP is looking for good non-test-in options for a FIVE YEAR OLD. And you're having a pissing match instead of being helpful.
Anonymous
Post 03/02/2017 10:11     Subject: Best school (public or private) for STEM-interested kid
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:TJ.

there is a cluster where tiger moms move to realize their dreams of TJ.

TJ is a bigger school with a single focus, but pound for pound the magnet program within Blair outperforms it. It seems likely this is because Blair's magnet admits the top 3% of applicants as opposed to the top 15% like TJ.


blair > tj

Blair is not that selective. Around 500 people applied last year-- if the rate was 3% then 15 people would have got in.


This isn't rocket science.
TJ admits roughly 500 students from FCPS annually.
The Blair STEM program only admits 100 students from the entire county each year.
MCPS and FCPS are comparable.
Anonymous
Post 03/02/2017 09:55     Subject: Best school (public or private) for STEM-interested kid
MoCo's HGC only takes the top 2% or 3% whereas FCPS AAP takes roughly the top 15%. The programs aren't comparable.
Anonymous
Post 03/01/2017 17:49     Subject: Best school (public or private) for STEM-interested kid
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:TJ.

there is a cluster where tiger moms move to realize their dreams of TJ.

TJ is a bigger school with a single focus, but pound for pound the magnet program within Blair outperforms it. It seems likely this is because Blair's magnet admits the top 3% of applicants as opposed to the top 15% like TJ.


blair > tj

Blair is not that selective. Around 500 people applied last year-- if the rate was 3% then 15 people would have got in.
Anonymous
Post 03/01/2017 12:38     Subject: Re:Best school (public or private) for STEM-interested kid
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:What are thought to be the strongest school systems in Anne Arundel and Prince William counties?


In Anne Arundel County, the clusters that are generally best regarded are Severna Park, Broadneck, and South River. But the magnets aren't typically in those clusters, as they are trying to distribute the most involved families/students to areas that are struggling.

Check out this link for the middle school stem magnet locations: http://aacpsschools.org/asp/stem/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/2540-42C1-STEM-MS-Information-Booklet.pdf



Sorry - forgot the major exception is that South River does have a STEM magnet at the high school level.
Anonymous
Post 03/01/2017 12:37     Subject: Re:Best school (public or private) for STEM-interested kid
Anonymous wrote:What are thought to be the strongest school systems in Anne Arundel and Prince William counties?


In Anne Arundel County, the clusters that are generally best regarded are Severna Park, Broadneck, and South River. But the magnets aren't typically in those clusters, as they are trying to distribute the most involved families/students to areas that are struggling.

Check out this link for the middle school stem magnet locations: http://aacpsschools.org/asp/stem/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/2540-42C1-STEM-MS-Information-Booklet.pdf

Anonymous
Post 03/01/2017 07:58     Subject: Re:Best school (public or private) for STEM-interested kid
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:What are thought to be the strongest school systems in Anne Arundel and Prince William counties?



In Prince William the better schools are generally on the Western end of the county in Bristow,Gainesville, and Haymarket. There are exceptions though. In the middle, somewhat Eastern part of the county there is Benton Middle School and Colgan High, which are on par with the western schools.



There are also individual elementary/middle/high schools with math and science specialty programs, but I don't know much about them.
Anonymous
Post 03/01/2017 07:56     Subject: Re:Best school (public or private) for STEM-interested kid
Anonymous wrote:What are thought to be the strongest school systems in Anne Arundel and Prince William counties?



In Prince William the better schools are generally on the Western end of the county in Bristow,Gainesville, and Haymarket. There are exceptions though. In the middle, somewhat Eastern part of the county there is Benton Middle School and Colgan High, which are on par with the western schools.
Anonymous
Post 02/28/2017 15:50     Subject: Best school (public or private) for STEM-interested kid
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:TJ.

there is a cluster where tiger moms move to realize their dreams of TJ.

TJ is a bigger school with a single focus, but pound for pound the magnet program within Blair outperforms it. It seems likely this is because Blair's magnet admits the top 3% of applicants as opposed to the top 15% like TJ.


blair > tj