Anonymous
Post 11/12/2013 16:13     Subject: Questions about Richard Montgomery IB program
oh, here's the link: http://www.mbhs.edu/departments/magnet/ParentResources/MagnetProfile.pdf
Anonymous
Post 11/12/2013 16:12     Subject: Questions about Richard Montgomery IB program
I dug up Blair's magnet profile sheet for the class of '14 and it looks strong. The avg sat is 2,197, which is in the 98th percentile. It doesn't have any info on college acceptances, obviously. I'd be curious to hear about others.
Anonymous
Post 11/12/2013 15:47     Subject: Questions about Richard Montgomery IB program
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Anyone have the RMIB College Acceptance Chart that can share with the forum?


Why? How does it matter to you? If you kid has the capability and you have the money, they can go to any college they want. If a student from RMIB goes to Harvard, it does not signify that your kid will too.



My UMD student said he has met a lot of kids who were from the IB program at RM.



It will be interesting to compare the Big Three, Blair, RMIB, and may be other magnet HS. I believe we have Blair and Poolville chart in DCUM forum somewhere, but I can't fine the RMIB...
Anonymous
Post 11/12/2013 15:39     Subject: Questions about Richard Montgomery IB program
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Anyone have the RMIB College Acceptance Chart that can share with the forum?


Why? How does it matter to you? If you kid has the capability and you have the money, they can go to any college they want. If a student from RMIB goes to Harvard, it does not signify that your kid will too.



My UMD student said he has met a lot of kids who were from the IB program at RM.

Anonymous
Post 11/12/2013 14:56     Subject: Questions about Richard Montgomery IB program
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Anyone have the RMIB College Acceptance Chart that can share with the forum?


Why? How does it matter to you? If you kid has the capability and you have the money, they can go to any college they want. If a student from RMIB goes to Harvard, it does not signify that your kid will too.



just our of curiosity
Anonymous
Post 11/12/2013 14:43     Subject: Questions about Richard Montgomery IB program
Anonymous wrote:Anyone have the RMIB College Acceptance Chart that can share with the forum?


Why? How does it matter to you? If you kid has the capability and you have the money, they can go to any college they want. If a student from RMIB goes to Harvard, it does not signify that your kid will too.

Anonymous
Post 11/12/2013 11:29     Subject: Questions about Richard Montgomery IB program
Anyone have the RMIB College Acceptance Chart that can share with the forum?
Anonymous
Post 11/10/2013 16:40     Subject: Questions about Richard Montgomery IB program
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:IB based on Humanities is a waster of time. STEM is the only direction worth heading in that is a guaranteed job.


Actually, our decision to send our DD in IB was because we wanted her to get a rigorous education in both STEM and Humanities in HS. We did not want a lop-sided education for her. Having to choose one or the other stream in HS seemed to be very short-sighted to us. I have seen too many brilliant STEM kids who are socially awkward and lacking in communication skills, and too many creative Humanities type who are not equipped to take on the challenges and opportunities that technology and science is providing today.

Most of her classmates are going into STEM in college, but they are going there also armed with excellent communications and analytical skills - which will help them lead in later years and be able to solve problems holistically.

IB is hard work. RMIB magnet program is HARDEST magnet program in MCPS. I think what you can be assured of that your student will be able to handle college easily after this program. They are more than equipped to take on any course in college and excel in it with average amount of work.

The IB exams that these kids have to take is so rigorous that most also take AP exams in the same subjects with little or no preparation.



What I have heard is that RMIB is the hardest program in terms of the amount of work. Even for very smart kids, it's a huge grind. We thought long and hard about this -- DC is now at Eastern and makes good grades without doing a ton of work, but finds it pleasantly challenging. DC can also participate in extracurriculars that are very important to him.

Ultimately, he decided not to apply to RM and instead applied to CAP and a couple of other DCC programs. He is very attracted to the multidisciplinary approach, the opportunity to do lots of media-oriented projects, and the chance to take higher level math with the STEM magnet kids.

I feel pretty good that this is the right decision for him. I just wonder about burnout factor in programs like RM -- not to criticize those whose kids are there! But I don't know that I want my DC to be working so hard that college seems easy.


Yes, you are right. It's a huge amount of work and that it because the IB exam papers are not graded in the USA but in Europe. So these kids have to compete with students in other countries that have followed rigorous academic curriculum all their lives. So, none of these kids actually sweat the AP exams, but have to really work hard at the IB exams. If their papers were being graded in USA...this program would not have been tough. Majority of the kids do participate in a lot of extra-curricular activities. As another poster said it is about the fit.

Anonymous
Post 11/10/2013 13:28     Subject: Questions about Richard Montgomery IB program
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:IB based on Humanities is a waster of time. STEM is the only direction worth heading in that is a guaranteed job.


Actually, our decision to send our DD in IB was because we wanted her to get a rigorous education in both STEM and Humanities in HS. We did not want a lop-sided education for her. Having to choose one or the other stream in HS seemed to be very short-sighted to us. I have seen too many brilliant STEM kids who are socially awkward and lacking in communication skills, and too many creative Humanities type who are not equipped to take on the challenges and opportunities that technology and science is providing today.

Most of her classmates are going into STEM in college, but they are going there also armed with excellent communications and analytical skills - which will help them lead in later years and be able to solve problems holistically.

IB is hard work. RMIB magnet program is HARDEST magnet program in MCPS. I think what you can be assured of that your student will be able to handle college easily after this program. They are more than equipped to take on any course in college and excel in it with average amount of work.

The IB exams that these kids have to take is so rigorous that most also take AP exams in the same subjects with little or no preparation.



I have a high opinion of the RMIB program, but I have to disagree here. The Blair math/science magnet kids take incredibly hard courses. For example, a lot of their classes are equivalent to AP classes but squished into one semester, not the full year like a regular AP class. My CAP kid took a few of these magnet classes, and they are hard, hard, hard.

Maybe we can agree ALL the magnets are hard, with the differences among them being related to the "type" of difficulty, i.e. sheer volume of work vs. whether or not you get advanced math concepts easily.
Anonymous
Post 11/10/2013 12:42     Subject: Re:Questions about Richard Montgomery IB program
It's about fit. Some kids burn out and some won't if the fit is right. Not all kids are the same.
Anonymous
Post 11/10/2013 12:29     Subject: Questions about Richard Montgomery IB program
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:IB based on Humanities is a waster of time. STEM is the only direction worth heading in that is a guaranteed job.


Actually, our decision to send our DD in IB was because we wanted her to get a rigorous education in both STEM and Humanities in HS. We did not want a lop-sided education for her. Having to choose one or the other stream in HS seemed to be very short-sighted to us. I have seen too many brilliant STEM kids who are socially awkward and lacking in communication skills, and too many creative Humanities type who are not equipped to take on the challenges and opportunities that technology and science is providing today.

Most of her classmates are going into STEM in college, but they are going there also armed with excellent communications and analytical skills - which will help them lead in later years and be able to solve problems holistically.

IB is hard work. RMIB magnet program is HARDEST magnet program in MCPS. I think what you can be assured of that your student will be able to handle college easily after this program. They are more than equipped to take on any course in college and excel in it with average amount of work.

The IB exams that these kids have to take is so rigorous that most also take AP exams in the same subjects with little or no preparation.



What I have heard is that RMIB is the hardest program in terms of the amount of work. Even for very smart kids, it's a huge grind. We thought long and hard about this -- DC is now at Eastern and makes good grades without doing a ton of work, but finds it pleasantly challenging. DC can also participate in extracurriculars that are very important to him.

Ultimately, he decided not to apply to RM and instead applied to CAP and a couple of other DCC programs. He is very attracted to the multidisciplinary approach, the opportunity to do lots of media-oriented projects, and the chance to take higher level math with the STEM magnet kids.

I feel pretty good that this is the right decision for him. I just wonder about burnout factor in programs like RM -- not to criticize those whose kids are there! But I don't know that I want my DC to be working so hard that college seems easy.
Anonymous
Post 11/09/2013 19:03     Subject: Questions about Richard Montgomery IB program
Anonymous wrote:IB based on Humanities is a waster of time. STEM is the only direction worth heading in that is a guaranteed job.


Actually, our decision to send our DD in IB was because we wanted her to get a rigorous education in both STEM and Humanities in HS. We did not want a lop-sided education for her. Having to choose one or the other stream in HS seemed to be very short-sighted to us. I have seen too many brilliant STEM kids who are socially awkward and lacking in communication skills, and too many creative Humanities type who are not equipped to take on the challenges and opportunities that technology and science is providing today.

Most of her classmates are going into STEM in college, but they are going there also armed with excellent communications and analytical skills - which will help them lead in later years and be able to solve problems holistically.

IB is hard work. RMIB magnet program is HARDEST magnet program in MCPS. I think what you can be assured of that your student will be able to handle college easily after this program. They are more than equipped to take on any course in college and excel in it with average amount of work.

The IB exams that these kids have to take is so rigorous that most also take AP exams in the same subjects with little or no preparation.

Anonymous
Post 11/09/2013 18:46     Subject: Questions about Richard Montgomery IB program
Anonymous wrote:8:15 I said I want my kids to be in an environment where the educational values that we have are modeled and there happens to be many Chinese and Indians who fit this bill. Generally, these folks have been very accepting of our family.


All students in RMIB magnet program are dedicated and come from supportive families. I would like to believe that in these families there is a tradition of educational rigor and and an emphasis on academic achievement. As an Indian parent, I too have noticed that there is a very high proportion of Chinese, Korean, Indians, Europeans and Jewish students. This is true of most HGCs and magnets in MCPS. Since the admission process is rigorous and merit based - one is free to draw whatever conclusion from this.
Anonymous
Post 11/09/2013 15:11     Subject: Questions about Richard Montgomery IB program
IB based on Humanities is a waster of time. STEM is the only direction worth heading in that is a guaranteed job.
Anonymous
Post 11/09/2013 11:09     Subject: Questions about Richard Montgomery IB program
8:15 I said I want my kids to be in an environment where the educational values that we have are modeled and there happens to be many Chinese and Indians who fit this bill. Generally, these folks have been very accepting of our family.