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Anonymous wrote:No, it says a lottery. Random selection does not mean the lottery is fully random.

It kind of does, but feel free to debate. similar topics like whether up means down too.

You do realize that words are carefully chosen by the public information office and MCPS attorneys and the fact that they did not explicitly say it was a "random lottery" speaks volumes.
Do you not watch the news or understand how statements are crafted?

+1. People don't seem to get this. If they were choosing "randomly" you would know what selection number you received. If you weren't chosen, you would know where you are in line (and how many people are in line, i.e. #5,000 out of 5,960).

It's not a wait list with a line. It's a pool. You don't know your place in line because it IS random. For example, the language immersion does have a wait list, and you get your number (but not how many others are behind you). The fact that there are no numbers lends more to random than assigned place.

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Anonymous wrote:No, it says a lottery. Random selection does not mean the lottery is fully random.

It kind of does, but feel free to debate. similar topics like whether up means down too.

You do realize that words are carefully chosen by the public information office and MCPS attorneys and the fact that they did not explicitly say it was a "random lottery" speaks volumes.
Do you not watch the news or understand how statements are crafted?

+1. People don't seem to get this. If they were choosing "randomly" you would know what selection number you received. If you weren't chosen, you would know where you are in line (and how many people are in line, i.e. #5,000 out of 5,960).

It's not a wait list with a line. It's a pool. You don't know your place in line because it IS random. For example, the language immersion does have a wait list, and you get your number (but not how many others are behind you). The fact that there are no numbers lends more to random than assigned place.

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Anonymous wrote:No, it says a lottery. Random selection does not mean the lottery is fully random.

It kind of does, but feel free to debate. similar topics like whether up means down too.

You do realize that words are carefully chosen by the public information office and MCPS attorneys and the fact that they did not explicitly say it was a "random lottery" speaks volumes.
Do you not watch the news or understand how statements are crafted?

+1. People don't seem to get this. If they were choosing "randomly" you would know what selection number you received. If you weren't chosen, you would know where you are in line (and how many people are in line, i.e. #5,000 out of 5,960).

It's not a wait list with a line. It's a pool. You don't know your place in line because it IS random. For example, the language immersion does have a wait list, and you get your number (but not how many others are behind you). The fact that there are no numbers lends more to random than assigned place.

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Anonymous wrote:No, it says a lottery. Random selection does not mean the lottery is fully random.

It kind of does, but feel free to debate. similar topics like whether up means down too.

You do realize that words are carefully chosen by the public information office and MCPS attorneys and the fact that they did not explicitly say it was a "random lottery" speaks volumes.
Do you not watch the news or understand how statements are crafted?

+1. People don't seem to get this. If they were choosing "randomly" you would know what selection number you received. If you weren't chosen, you would know where you are in line (and how many people are in line, i.e. #5,000 out of 5,960).

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Anonymous wrote:No, it says a lottery. Random selection does not mean the lottery is fully random.

It kind of does, but feel free to debate. similar topics like whether up means down too.

You do realize that words are carefully chosen by the public information office and MCPS attorneys and the fact that they did not explicitly say it was a "random lottery" speaks volumes.
Do you not watch the news or understand how statements are crafted?

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Anonymous wrote:Right, so has anyone received magnet school wait list invitations for the non-consortium schools? (eg, Clemente/Takoma?)

Yes - we know someone who received waitlist invitation for Eastern.

What does waitlist invitation for eastern mean? Did MCPS assigned the student to Eastern from waitlist or just notified that student is in the waitlist?

I’m a different poster but I know a student who was offered a place at Eastern from the waitlist last week. They turned it down.

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Anonymous wrote:Right, so has anyone received magnet school wait list invitations for the non-consortium schools? (eg, Clemente/Takoma?)

Yes - we know someone who received waitlist invitation for Eastern.

What does waitlist invitation for eastern mean? Did MCPS assigned the student to Eastern from waitlist or just notified that student is in the waitlist?

Anonymous wrote:This thread went off the rails but to bring it back on topic... I was notified today by email that a spot had opened in the Clemente math, science, and computer science magnet, and my DC was offered it. We are declining, so someone else will be getting an email soon.

Anonymous wrote:Highly abled students are mostly moving to other counties and Frederick Area. Schools there are highly rated while MCPS ratings are going down south

Anonymous wrote:Highly abled students are mostly moving to other counties and Frederick Area. Schools there are highly rated while MCPS ratings are going down south

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Anonymous wrote:Yes, this lottery process really sucks and I am so disgusted with MCPS for this. Unfortunately, we have no charter schools and private is too expensive. Our DC did not get into the magnets last year and was waitlisted as well. DC has no peers in the local MS that are interested in things like robotics/programming and receives no real enrichment to speak off. Highly qualified kids who would have thrived at these magnets are essentially being overlooked by MCPS and their lack of transparency speaks volumes to how poorly managed this whole thing is.

I am glad they have not made the HS magnets lottery based yet. I am afraid that its simply a matter of time before MCPS messes that up as well.

I highly doubt your child has no smart peers.

MCPS is completely transparent about this. The problem is its a random lottery that doesn't serve anyone.

Please show us official language from MCPS that says it uses a RANDOM lottery system.

In article regarding the lawsuit against MCPS, that appeared in Bethesda Beat,

"MCPS stopped administering the test used to identify “highly able” students and implemented a lottery, or random selection, into its process, the filing says."

“In light of these changes to the screening and selection process, the old process Plaintiff challenges no longer exists,” MCPS wrote.

https://bethesdamagazine.com/bethesda-beat/schools/mcps-files-to-dismiss-magnet-admissions-lawsuit/

Wow.. unbelievable! It cannot be more clearer than this statement. We are going to screw the highly abled students in other words

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Anonymous wrote:Howard county or Frederick county schools are doing much better than MCPS schools in terms of ratings. MCPS is dragging down the highly abled students to the mud in the name of equity. This is unfortunate.

Are you by chance over 60 and have no child in MCPS?

Anonymous wrote:Howard county or Frederick county schools are doing much better than MCPS schools in terms of ratings. MCPS is dragging down the highly abled students to the mud in the name of equity. This is unfortunate.