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Magnet HS Courses #48498 05/29/09 03:42 AM
Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 407 Colorado Ellipses OP Member
OP Ellipses Member Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 407 Colorado	http://www.austinschools.org/campus/lasa/index.html I posted courses at Austin's magnet Middle schools on Middle School forum. Here is the Magnet HS courses. This school is 50% GT students. Colleges from all over the US recruit these students for their colleges and Universities. Parents on this site have been interested in the different courses offered. Look at Academics and extracurricular.

Re: Magnet HS Courses Ellipses #48506 05/29/09 07:04 AM
Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 970 New England Lorel Member
Lorel Member Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 970 New England	There are some great looking courses listed there! Tolkien, sci-fi, robotics, and all the cool upper level math topics... I am impressed!

Re: Magnet HS Courses Lorel #48510 05/29/09 08:37 AM
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Ania Member Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 802 Home :)	Do you HAVE to take Bio as a 9th grader?

Re: Magnet HS Courses Ania #48580 06/01/09 12:25 PM
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OP Ellipses Member Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 407 Colorado	Yes, but it covers one year of bio in 1/2 year. There are two choices, magnet and regular.

Re: Magnet HS Courses Ellipses #48682 06/03/09 06:39 AM
Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 778 Midwest D delbows Member
delbows Member D Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 778 Midwest	The math course selection is quite enviable. They yield nice average SAT scores with only half GT. I am surprised by the 10 point grade system as I thought the public elites usually have 6 or 7 point grading scales.

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