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Okay, it's not 0, it's 2. 3% of the kids who got into the most competitive magnet ES in the county versus up to 50% in previous years. Cold Spring is known for its very high-achieving program. Only 2 of those kids deserved MS magnet admission, really?

According to anonymous posts on DCUM.

I am the parent of a CS kid. So far, we are only aware of two.

We just got our acceptance last night. Haven't told anyone. Are these two from Cold Spring confirmed? As in the rest have received rejections? Given we just found out last night and my child just arrived home from school where she could talk to friends about it, it seems early to know this.

A teacher, in the heat of the moment, told the kids, who thought no one got in, that two got in but she didn't know who. Presumably those two hadn't gotten their letters yet. If you are one of those two, PP, congrats! I reinforced to my kid that everyone should be happy for those two and congratulate them.

By the way, the Cold Spring principal came in to talk to the CES cohort today. She told them the fact that virtually none of them got in had nothing to do with their academic abilities, but was due to the new admissions policy. She then had each middle MS group--Cabin John, Hoover, and Robert Frost--raise their hands to show them their "peer cohort." I'm sorry, but this is not right. It was too drastic, and at least could have been done more gradually so the kids could adjust to the apparent new normal.

Did she tell them about the field trip to Montgomery College scheduled for April?

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A teacher, in the heat of the moment, told the kids, who thought no one got in, that two got in but she didn't know who. Presumably those two hadn't gotten their letters yet. If you are one of those two, PP, congrats! I reinforced to my kid that everyone should be happy for those two and congratulate them.

By the way, the Cold Spring principal came in to talk to the CES cohort today. She told them the fact that virtually none of them got in had nothing to do with their academic abilities, but was due to the new admissions policy. She then had each middle MS group--Cabin John, Hoover, and Robert Frost--raise their hands to show them their "peer cohort." I'm sorry, but this is not right. It was too drastic, and at least could have been done more gradually so the kids could adjust to the apparent new normal.

How dramatic.

I know, right?

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Anonymous wrote:I find it really, really ugly that people whose children didn't get in are jumping to the conclusion that unqualified minority kids took their kids' places. You didn't buy a right to this school when you bought your house, and you don't get to decide who is worthy. Your kids go to some of the best schools in the country, have parents who value education, and have enough money at their disposal to go to college. You're winning. It's so ugly to begrudge other kids that opportunity.

Literally no one is saying unqualified minority kids. No one.

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Okay, it's not 0, it's 2. 3% of the kids who got into the most competitive magnet ES in the county versus up to 50% in previous years. Cold Spring is known for its very high-achieving program. Only 2 of those kids deserved MS magnet admission, really?

According to anonymous posts on DCUM.

I am the parent of a CS kid. So far, we are only aware of two.

We just got our acceptance last night. Haven't told anyone. Are these two from Cold Spring confirmed? As in the rest have received rejections? Given we just found out last night and my child just arrived home from school where she could talk to friends about it, it seems early to know this.

A teacher, in the heat of the moment, told the kids, who thought no one got in, that two got in but she didn't know who. Presumably those two hadn't gotten their letters yet. If you are one of those two, PP, congrats! I reinforced to my kid that everyone should be happy for those two and congratulate them.

By the way, the Cold Spring principal came in to talk to the CES cohort today. She told them the fact that virtually none of them got in had nothing to do with their academic abilities, but was due to the new admissions policy. She then had each middle MS group--Cabin John, Hoover, and Robert Frost--raise their hands to show them their "peer cohort." I'm sorry, but this is not right. It was too drastic, and at least could have been done more gradually so the kids could adjust to the apparent new normal.

Anonymous wrote:I find it really, really ugly that people whose children didn't get in are jumping to the conclusion that unqualified minority kids took their kids' places. You didn't buy a right to this school when you bought your house, and you don't get to decide who is worthy. Your kids go to some of the best schools in the country, have parents who value education, and have enough money at their disposal to go to college. You're winning. It's so ugly to begrudge other kids that opportunity.

Anonymous wrote:To go back to receiving letters- we have not gotten any notification yet, but did get the call/email just now about Tuesday's meeting at TKMS for invited students.

Anyone know if they they robocalled all students who tested or just those admitted? I can't get anyone at MCPS on the phone.

Anonymous wrote:To go back to receiving letters- we have not gotten any notification yet, but did get the call/email just now about Tuesday's meeting at TKMS for invited students.

Anyone know if they they robocalled all students who tested or just those admitted? I can't get anyone at MCPS on the phone.

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Okay, it's not 0, it's 2. 3% of the kids who got into the most competitive magnet ES in the county versus up to 50% in previous years. Cold Spring is known for its very high-achieving program. Only 2 of those kids deserved MS magnet admission, really?

According to anonymous posts on DCUM.

I am the parent of a CS kid. So far, we are only aware of two.

We just got our acceptance last night. Haven't told anyone. Are these two from Cold Spring confirmed? As in the rest have received rejections? Given we just found out last night and my child just arrived home from school where she could talk to friends about it, it seems early to know this.

A teacher, in the heat of the moment, told the kids, who thought no one got in, that two got in but she didn't know who. Presumably those two hadn't gotten their letters yet. If you are one of those two, PP, congrats! I reinforced to my kid that everyone should be happy for those two and congratulate them.

By the way, the Cold Spring principal came in to talk to the CES cohort today. She told them the fact that virtually none of them got in had nothing to do with their academic abilities, but was due to the new admissions policy. She then had each middle MS group--Cabin John, Hoover, and Robert Frost--raise their hands to show them their "peer cohort." I'm sorry, but this is not right. It was too drastic, and at least could have been done more gradually so the kids could adjust to the apparent new normal.

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Anonymous wrote:

A teacher, in the heat of the moment, told the kids, who thought no one got in, that two got in but she didn't know who. Presumably those two hadn't gotten their letters yet. If you are one of those two, PP, congrats! I reinforced to my kid that everyone should be happy for those two and congratulate them.

By the way, the Cold Spring principal came in to talk to the CES cohort today. She told them the fact that virtually none of them got in had nothing to do with their academic abilities, but was due to the new admissions policy. She then had each middle MS group--Cabin John, Hoover, and Robert Frost--raise their hands to show them their "peer cohort." I'm sorry, but this is not right. It was too drastic, and at least could have been done more gradually so the kids could adjust to the apparent new normal.

How dramatic.

Anonymous wrote:To go back to receiving letters- we have not gotten any notification yet, but did get the call/email just now about Tuesday's meeting at TKMS for invited students.

Anyone know if they they robocalled all students who tested or just those admitted? I can't get anyone at MCPS on the phone.

Anonymous wrote:

A teacher, in the heat of the moment, told the kids, who thought no one got in, that two got in but she didn't know who. Presumably those two hadn't gotten their letters yet. If you are one of those two, PP, congrats! I reinforced to my kid that everyone should be happy for those two and congratulate them.

By the way, the Cold Spring principal came in to talk to the CES cohort today. She told them the fact that virtually none of them got in had nothing to do with their academic abilities, but was due to the new admissions policy. She then had each middle MS group--Cabin John, Hoover, and Robert Frost--raise their hands to show them their "peer cohort." I'm sorry, but this is not right. It was too drastic, and at least could have been done more gradually so the kids could adjust to the apparent new normal.

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There is no proof anyone has been discriminated against based on zip code. The median quantitative score for TPMS is 99th percentile, which sounds like they've managed to identify a group of students who can handle a STEM magnet. That is the goal of the selection process. There are only enough magnet slots for 3% of middle school students county wide. Do you think fewer than 3% of the students in your zip code were admitted? I'm not suggesting there was an effort to spread admissions evenly across the district, my guess is the wealthier zips are still over represented.