Anonymous
03/23/2025 11:20
Subject: RMIB Magnet
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:How does RMIB compare to Whitman
Whitman doesn't have IB. Do you think Whitman has some special sauce that makes their curriculum better than other MCPS HS?
Difference is Whitman is a whole school cohort where RM uses special programs to recruit and shelter serious students. Those efforts are unnecessary at Whitman
Another difference at Whitman is the large percentage of kids whose parents pay for supplemental tutoring and other instruction (nerd camps etc.) on the side. High achieving parents with money make for a very academically competitive environment at the school—sometimes to a fault.
Anonymous
03/21/2025 17:40
Subject: RMIB Magnet
^ a county wide..
Anonymous
03/21/2025 17:39
Subject: RMIB Magnet
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:How does RMIB compare to Whitman
Whitman doesn't have IB. Do you think Whitman has some special sauce that makes their curriculum better than other MCPS HS?
Difference is Whitman is a whole school cohort where RM uses special programs to recruit and shelter serious students. Those efforts are unnecessary at Whitman
And the difference is that Whitman doesn't have an country wide IB magnet program, or any IB level classes.
If you don't care about IB, then not sure why you are on this thread.
Anonymous
03/21/2025 17:31
Subject: RMIB Magnet
Anonymous wrote:Did they *ever* use an IQ-type test like the Cogat for high school magnet admissions?
Yes.
Back in the day kids who applied to magnet programs had to sit for the test on a Saturday..the latest one was full-length Cogat, and before that there was a test that included English, math and an essay, probably emulating SAT
Anonymous
03/21/2025 10:44
Subject: RMIB Magnet
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:How does RMIB compare to Whitman
Whitman doesn't have IB. Do you think Whitman has some special sauce that makes their curriculum better than other MCPS HS?
Difference is Whitman is a whole school cohort where RM uses special programs to recruit and shelter serious students. Those efforts are unnecessary at Whitman
Anonymous
03/20/2025 20:55
Subject: RMIB Magnet
[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]RMIB use MAP-R score, do not use MAP-M score[/quote]
They use both. The IB program is humanities and STEM, not just humanities.[/quote]
No, RMIB uses MAP-R, and Blair uses MAP-M. Plus other cretinous such as languages and essay etc. I do not know Poolesville. We are the current 8th grade student’s parents and went through the entire magnet program application process. [/quote]
Link?[/quote]
They definitely use both. Attend the open houses and that’s what they’ll tell you.[/quote]
No, I attended the open house. That’s not what I was told. And if you are a current 8th grader’s parent and attended the open house, you would know. I can’t speak for previous years, but this year, RMIB only uses MAP-R. They also have language requirements and require an essay.
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Very interesting. I wonder why that's the case. They did use both R and M in previous years.[/quote]t
I’d bet they still do and either PP is confused or they shared the wrong info at the open house. There’s no reason why they would drop the MAP M scores.
They use both. The IB program is humanities and STEM, not just humanities.[/quote]
No, RMIB uses MAP-R, and Blair uses MAP-M. Plus other cretinous such as languages and essay etc. I do not know Poolesville. We are the current 8th grade student’s parents and went through the entire magnet program application process. [/quote]
Link?[/quote]
They definitely use both. Attend the open houses and that’s what they’ll tell you.[/quote]
No, I attended the open house. That’s not what I was told. And if you are a current 8th grader’s parent and attended the open house, you would know. I can’t speak for previous years, but this year, RMIB only uses MAP-R. They also have language requirements and require an essay.
[/quote]
Very interesting. I wonder why that's the case. They did use both R and M in previous years.[/quote]t
I’d bet they still do and either PP is confused or they shared the wrong info at the open house. There’s no reason why they would drop the MAP M scores.
Anonymous
03/19/2025 18:53
Subject: RMIB Magnet
[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]RMIB use MAP-R score, do not use MAP-M score[/quote]
They use both. The IB program is humanities and STEM, not just humanities.[/quote]
No, RMIB uses MAP-R, and Blair uses MAP-M. Plus other cretinous such as languages and essay etc. I do not know Poolesville. We are the current 8th grade student’s parents and went through the entire magnet program application process. [/quote]
Link?[/quote]
They definitely use both. Attend the open houses and that’s what they’ll tell you.[/quote]
No, I attended the open house. That’s not what I was told. And if you are a current 8th grader’s parent and attended the open house, you would know. I can’t speak for previous years, but this year, RMIB only uses MAP-R. They also have language requirements and require an essay.
[/quote]
Very interesting. I wonder why that's the case. They did use both R and M in previous years.
They use both. The IB program is humanities and STEM, not just humanities.[/quote]
No, RMIB uses MAP-R, and Blair uses MAP-M. Plus other cretinous such as languages and essay etc. I do not know Poolesville. We are the current 8th grade student’s parents and went through the entire magnet program application process. [/quote]
Link?[/quote]
They definitely use both. Attend the open houses and that’s what they’ll tell you.[/quote]
No, I attended the open house. That’s not what I was told. And if you are a current 8th grader’s parent and attended the open house, you would know. I can’t speak for previous years, but this year, RMIB only uses MAP-R. They also have language requirements and require an essay.
[/quote]
Very interesting. I wonder why that's the case. They did use both R and M in previous years.