Hall of GT High School

Name: Victoria Xin Accepted: Montgomery Blair HS and Richard Montgomery HS  A Review of Dr. Li’s 8th Grade Magnet Prep Course There are a sizable amount of preparation courses for the Magnet program, all with the aim of getting the student into their chosen Magnet school. There are so many of these courses that it is hard to distinguish the good from the bad. Getting into the Magnet high school programs at both RM and Blair were important goals to me. The Magnet Prep Course for eighth graders at Dr. Li and the Online Writing Course on Dr. Li’s website helped me [...]

We live in a competitive and working environment. Our schools are established to teach the youth how to become more successful in the future. Our workplaces are designed to improve the economy so that everyone has the chance to put food on the table three times a day. I live in this environment each and every day I go to school at Eastern Middle. Surrounded by gifted and talented students from both Takoma Park and Eastern, I often find myself competing against others on buses, at the bus stop, and even in math class. Only a selected few of these students are [...]

Math:    52/52Reading:     49/60Reasoning:    50/64Writing:    5/6 At first, I viewed this class as a waste of time, energy and my Saturday.  Three hours was a long time especially since I usually woke up at 11. Although I might not have appreciated it while attending, I realize now, just how important these 9 classes and the mock tests have been. The happiness I felt when getting the acceptance letter to all three of the Poolesville programs that I applied to has made me realize how much the classes helped. I now realize how important practicing and getting help from someone experienced in math [...]

Math:     48Reading:     52Reasoning:     50Writing:     4 I hope this helps you prepare for the Magnet school. In elementary school, I got rejected at the elementary Magnet school because I was not prepared to take the test. I was absolutely defeated to know that ALL MY PEERS WOULD BE GOING TO a MAGNET ELEMENTARY School and I Wouldn’t be.  My friends who attend the GT school recommended me to attend Dr. Li class. It was not easy to adapt to the fast learning pace and the competitive class atmosphere. Through the enthusiasm and passion of the teachers and other students [...]

Math:    51/52Reading:     52/64Reasoning:    48/60Writing:    3/6 The start of eighth grade established a new beginning. A fresh, empty canvas which holds the vast secrets of our approaching adulthood. No one was ready to step back into our arduous routines, each brimming with grueling tasks. Nobody wanted to be lectured for six hours and forty-five minutes until next summer. However, the most challenging aspect remained unsolved, planning our high school careers. Many were excited as they yearned for their favorite schools while others were overwhelmed by their boundless freedom and infinite choices. Soon aspiration turned into competition and nervousness became rivalry. People started [...]

Math:    48Reading:     51Reasoning:    50Writing:    5 For many 8th grade students in Montgomery County, December 7th was a date that evoked a sense of fear, apprehension, and anxiety during the months preceding it. So comfortably situated in our middle school lives, it was difficult to believe that this chapter in our academic careers would soon come to a close and that a single assessment would determine what the next four years, and the future beyond that, would entail. As I have long aspired to attend a magnet high school, I was fully aware that I would not be accepted by merely relying [...]

Math:    48Reading:     54Reasoning:    49Writing:    3    The day I received my letter from Takoma Park Middle School was one of the days I truly and genuinely felt raw rejection. At first it hadn’t hit me as hard, but I soon realized that it was serious and I couldn’t take anything else easily and for granted. That “failure” humbled me and gave me the motivation to lead me to my eventual success. The consequences were severe, I would not obtain the same education or opportunities as my peers at Takoma. My parents were disappointed, my brother was disappointed, my friends were disappointed, but [...]

Math:    51/52Reading:     48/64Reasoning:    42/60Writing:    3/6 Coming from a non-magnet elementary and enrolled in a non-magnet middle school, I thought I had no chance of making it into any of the programs. I took the magnet test to get into middle school blindly with no preparation at all. When I found out all my friends were going to leave me to go, I regretted not going to prepare. I always felt behind my friends, who were all a part of the middle school magnet programs. When my parents enrolled me into Dr. Li, I was ecstatic to finally get a redemption of [...]

Math:    50/52Reading:     49/64Reasoning:    54/60Writing:    4/6     This high school magnet preparation class has been a truly beneficial and unforgettable experience. Every single class that I attended taught me so much about not only the skills needed for taking the test but also many advantages of going to a magnet school. All of the skills I learned would be used many times in the future and I would never forget them. When my mom first told me that she signed me up for Dr. Li, I was not very happy. I had almost no interest in getting into a magnet school at [...]

Math:    51Reading:     53Reasoning:    43Writing:    5    For a very long time, I have wanted to be a part of a magnet high school, so when the summer before 8th grade came, I started to prepare. I wanted to be accepted and I wanted to do the best I could to achieve this goal. I studied properly, finding problems to work on in order to prepare me. I was serious about achieving this, so I worked hard and worked diligently. I eventually joined Dr. Li’s program because I thought it would aid me in my quest. I had practiced before, but no other [...]