re: The ramblings of a St. George opponent

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Can someone explain to me why high achieving public school students (GT kids) get second choice at BRMS now? Is this true?

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It is true according to the article that was in the Advocate. I didn't know that either until I read the article.

The reason given is a student who has attended magnet schools all the way through should get first chance at continuing at a magnet school. The magnet schools are de facto 'feeder' schools into BRMHS.

A student at McKinley wrote a letter to the editor of the Advocate a few days after that article was published in which she was very upset that the article appeared to disrespect GT students, as if they are second class or something, compared to magnet students.

She provided some very impressive numbers regarding the graduates of McKinley as far as the scholarship dollars they get for college, how many of them are National Merit Scholars and how many of them achieve advance graduate degrees.

She proved her point that while BRMHS gets the publicity, McKinley is an excellent choice for anyone wanting to go to college.