Anonymous
Post 09/05/2018 11:20     Subject: Re:Everyone admitted off of CAP waitlist?
My kid is just so excited that a couple of old friends that were waitlisted got in the program and she's going to be able to hang with them all year.


I think your kid sounds awesome.

+1 Life is full of little adjustments. It will all be fine.
Anonymous
Post 09/04/2018 21:07     Subject: Everyone admitted off of CAP waitlist?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I have a 9th grader. The sudden addition of all of the waitlisted students is a disaster. My child went to orientation on Thursday with one set of CAP classes then learned today that they had all been rearranged and shortened to accommodate extra students.


How many kids are we talking about? I thought it was only 10 or 15 kids added to the program. That's certainly not enough to disrupt an entire program or cause a scheduling disaster. It's my understanding that the few waitlisted kids who were admitted last minute (and no, my child is not one of them) attended the orientation and received their schedules at the same time as everybody else. The first week of school is always chaotic with kids switching into and out of classes. And the CAP classes have not been shortened.


Yeah this fits with what I heard from my kid. Do we even know if they added an extra class or did they just distribute a few extra kids among the classes?

My kid is just so excited that a couple of old friends that were waitlisted got in the program and she's going to be able to hang with them all year.


I think your kid sounds awesome.

Anonymous
Post 09/04/2018 18:17     Subject: Everyone admitted off of CAP waitlist?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I have a 9th grader. The sudden addition of all of the waitlisted students is a disaster. My child went to orientation on Thursday with one set of CAP classes then learned today that they had all been rearranged and shortened to accommodate extra students.


How many kids are we talking about? I thought it was only 10 or 15 kids added to the program. That's certainly not enough to disrupt an entire program or cause a scheduling disaster. It's my understanding that the few waitlisted kids who were admitted last minute (and no, my child is not one of them) attended the orientation and received their schedules at the same time as everybody else. The first week of school is always chaotic with kids switching into and out of classes. And the CAP classes have not been shortened.


Yeah this fits with what I heard from my kid. Do we even know if they added an extra class or did they just distribute a few extra kids among the classes?

My kid is just so excited that a couple of old friends that were waitlisted got in the program and she's going to be able to hang with them all year.
Anonymous
Post 09/04/2018 17:57     Subject: Everyone admitted off of CAP waitlist?
Anonymous wrote:I have a 9th grader. The sudden addition of all of the waitlisted students is a disaster. My child went to orientation on Thursday with one set of CAP classes then learned today that they had all been rearranged and shortened to accommodate extra students.


How many kids are we talking about? I thought it was only 10 or 15 kids added to the program. That's certainly not enough to disrupt an entire program or cause a scheduling disaster. It's my understanding that the few waitlisted kids who were admitted last minute (and no, my child is not one of them) attended the orientation and received their schedules at the same time as everybody else. The first week of school is always chaotic with kids switching into and out of classes. And the CAP classes have not been shortened.
Anonymous
Post 09/04/2018 17:31     Subject: Everyone admitted off of CAP waitlist?
Anonymous wrote:My child was actually switched into a different CAP group since orientation with all different kids than expected. It was disappointing. And also had English instead of History (because they were switched) so didn’t bring correct homework. Seems completely unfair after working so hard all summer to not get credit because of a schedule change.


I would definitely have your child bring in the other homework tomorrow to turn in. It seems inconceivable that it won't be accepted if your kid's schedule was changed at the last moment. It's a pretty significant chunk of the grade, so I wouldn't let it slide. Get involved if you need to (If the teacher won't accept it tomorrow).
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Anonymous
Post 09/04/2018 17:22     Subject: Everyone admitted off of CAP waitlist?
My child was actually switched into a different CAP group since orientation with all different kids than expected. It was disappointing. And also had English instead of History (because they were switched) so didn’t bring correct homework. Seems completely unfair after working so hard all summer to not get credit because of a schedule change.
Anonymous
Post 09/04/2018 17:18     Subject: Everyone admitted off of CAP waitlist?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I have a 9th grader. The sudden addition of all of the waitlisted students is a disaster. My child went to orientation on Thursday with one set of CAP classes then learned today that they had all been rearranged and shortened to accommodate extra students.


I know that they have block scheduling in the afternoon CAP classes where the rest of the school has a different schedule, so on ODD days they have 7th and 9th and even days they have 6th and 8th, but I thought that was always that way for CAP kids. Is that new this year? It seems far more sensible to me, honestly. Longer to really get into the Photography, Scriptwriting, and Drama classes. Nothing seemed to be shortened.


NP. I don't the details of what's going on now, but as the parent of a former CAP student, I can assure you that if your CAP 9th graders are switching classes while other students are still in class, that's how it's always been.


PP, yep that's what I thought, so I wasn't at all surprised to hear that this is how the CAP block schedule is working. I'm guessing that the first poster in this quote just got a scrambled message from the student. My kid didn't go to orientation day, but it is possible that they didn't do the CAP block differently that day to avoid chaos/confusion with the little mini classes they do at orientation.
Anonymous
Post 09/04/2018 17:13     Subject: Everyone admitted off of CAP waitlist?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I have a 9th grader. The sudden addition of all of the waitlisted students is a disaster. My child went to orientation on Thursday with one set of CAP classes then learned today that they had all been rearranged and shortened to accommodate extra students.


I know that they have block scheduling in the afternoon CAP classes where the rest of the school has a different schedule, so on ODD days they have 7th and 9th and even days they have 6th and 8th, but I thought that was always that way for CAP kids. Is that new this year? It seems far more sensible to me, honestly. Longer to really get into the Photography, Scriptwriting, and Drama classes. Nothing seemed to be shortened.


NP. I don't the details of what's going on now, but as the parent of a former CAP student, I can assure you that if your CAP 9th graders are switching classes while other students are still in class, that's how it's always been.
Anonymous
Post 09/04/2018 17:11     Subject: Re:Everyone admitted off of CAP waitlist?
I have a 9th grader. The sudden addition of all of the waitlisted students is a disaster. My child went to orientation on Thursday with one set of CAP classes then learned today that they had all been rearranged and shortened to accommodate extra students.


Good grief. CAP isn't even that great a program. A kid doesn't need to be a genius and its nowhere near as competitive as the other magnets/programs. More students isn't going to change anything.
Anonymous
Post 09/04/2018 17:07     Subject: Everyone admitted off of CAP waitlist?
Anonymous wrote:I have a 9th grader. The sudden addition of all of the waitlisted students is a disaster. My child went to orientation on Thursday with one set of CAP classes then learned today that they had all been rearranged and shortened to accommodate extra students.


I know that they have block scheduling in the afternoon CAP classes where the rest of the school has a different schedule, so on ODD days they have 7th and 9th and even days they have 6th and 8th, but I thought that was always that way for CAP kids. Is that new this year? It seems far more sensible to me, honestly. Longer to really get into the Photography, Scriptwriting, and Drama classes. Nothing seemed to be shortened.
Anonymous
Post 09/04/2018 16:58     Subject: Everyone admitted off of CAP waitlist?
Anonymous wrote:I have a 9th grader. The sudden addition of all of the waitlisted students is a disaster. My child went to orientation on Thursday with one set of CAP classes then learned today that they had all been rearranged and shortened to accommodate extra students.


Sounds like an adjustment, not necessarily a disaster.
Anonymous
Post 09/04/2018 16:34     Subject: Everyone admitted off of CAP waitlist?
I have a 9th grader. The sudden addition of all of the waitlisted students is a disaster. My child went to orientation on Thursday with one set of CAP classes then learned today that they had all been rearranged and shortened to accommodate extra students.
Anonymous
Post 08/31/2018 19:14     Subject: Everyone admitted off of CAP waitlist?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I'm so glad my daughter will make it through before MCPS completely waters down their wonderful Magnet programs in the name of "Fairness". Definitely sad.


+1

My DC will graduate from the Blair SMAC this spring. I don't know what we would have done with the HGC, TPMS magnet, and Blair. If any kid ever needed that curriculum, it is ours.



I have one more to go re: HS magnets. I really hope MCPS does not dismantle the magnets or the app process in the next 2 years. I am so glad we missed the middle school magnet upheaval this past year. I know so many intelligent kids who didn't get in. I do not understand how eliminating all the criteria except for the test ameliorates the issue that some kids prep for the tests. I hope they keep essays and teacher recs. At least a couple more years!
Anonymous
Post 08/31/2018 17:44     Subject: Everyone admitted off of CAP waitlist?
How are the 9th grade teachers?
Anonymous
Post 08/31/2018 17:42     Subject: Everyone admitted off of CAP waitlist?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:My child came home worried from orientation, primarily about the teachers and workloads.

Also, after putting a lot of work into summer homework, found out that it’s completion grades.


I tried telling new CAP parents this on another thread weeks ago.


Yes but someone else said it was a large %.