Scrambling for magnet schools

Parents have analyzed test scores, toured the campuses and narrowed down their options, and with the deadline just days away, all that's left is to file that application. Connie Llanos in the Daily News.

All this for kids who aren't even done with high school.

While December is the heart of college application season, parents of students from preschool to high school are frantically searching for the perfect Los Angeles magnet school. Even those who are years away from grade school are caught up in the frenzy.