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:     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 [...]

I am thankful for Dr. Li’s 2019 Fall GT Prep class. At the beginning of eighth grade, the magnet exam was lingering in the back of my head. I was in the last year of middle school and December seventh felt like the grand finale that everything was leading up to. Ever since sixth grade, I was captivated by engineering, especially the aerospace field. I participated in the rubber band powered model plane event at the Maryland Science Olympiad. I knew the Poolesville SMCS program would be perfect for me with its numerous STEM classes. With a goal set firmly in mind, [...]

My rise to the magnet programs was one that was thrilling at every turn. My history with the Dr. Li Program can be traced back to 5th grade, in which Dr. Li greatly assisted me with getting into Takoma Park, an extremely competitive middle school. I knew that those 3 years I spent in middle school were not meant to be thrown away and wasted, but that every precious second I had was to ensure that I had an edge in high school applications. After a 3-year hiatus from Dr. Li, I returned to start preparing for applications into the Blair magnet [...]

I have always wanted to be a part of the magnet program. It was my dream that was only a dream until this year, 2020. With support from Dr. Li and Mr. Li, I have achieved my goal of making the magnet program at Richard Montgomery High School. The entire preparation period was incredibly rewarding as classes taught by Mr. Li and Dr. Li have changed my life. The lessons they taught have also motivated and inspired my friends that have attended these classes regardless of whether they were accepted or not. Working towards my goal required a lot of effort. I [...]