SWW - when do notices go out about interviews?

[Anonymous]

Well, I wasn't convinced that I really wanted my son at SWW, but wanted to keep his options open, so we applied. He didn't get an interview and I was relieved. And considering that only one of his good friends got offered an interview, kind of psyched that he might have several friends headed off to Jackson-Reed with him next fall!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Anyone from DCI get an interview?

If my child's intel is correct, we know of at least 5 DCI students who are invited to interview/write the essay.

[Anonymous]

Anyone at BASIS invited to interview?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I wonder how many of the 4.0 kids who did get offered an interview and end up being offered a spot at SWW will turn it down because the families suspect their kid will not be part of a cohort that is actually motivated, prepared and achieving. Deal and Hardy kids might prefer to take their chances at Jackson Reed...which will be great for the waitlist, I guess.

Since when are kids with 3.7 and 3.8 not “actually motivated, prepared and achieving?” Some of You folks are just downright mean. And maybe crazy. Life is more than testing well and getting a 4.0. The system isn’t great. But come on. If your kids reflect some of these attitudes in the classroom, of course their recommendations were poor.

Come on. A 3.7 at Deal (end of year GPA) is not a strong GPA at all. I bet it is easily under the 50% mark for the grade. It basically means that the kid did not turn in things.

Not the case for other schools. Which is why GPA got supplemented with teacher recs, but obviously teacher recs brought in more subjectivity. Maybe batching by middle school makes more sense? Doesn't seem like there is a fair way of doing it, because just too many kids want a better option for high school.

+1 re GPA. Hardy does not hand out 4.0s like candy. A few WS can torpedo a kid's GPA, and you won't even find out about it until the last day of the quarter when 6 weeks of grades are uploaded all at once. I guess in one sense it's a relief that SWW de-emphasizes GPA in this context, except that the alternative is also beyond a kid's control.

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Anonymous wrote:I wonder how many of the 4.0 kids who did get offered an interview and end up being offered a spot at SWW will turn it down because the families suspect their kid will not be part of a cohort that is actually motivated, prepared and achieving. Deal and Hardy kids might prefer to take their chances at Jackson Reed...which will be great for the waitlist, I guess.

Since when are kids with 3.7 and 3.8 not “actually motivated, prepared and achieving?” Some of You folks are just downright mean. And maybe crazy. Life is more than testing well and getting a 4.0. The system isn’t great. But come on. If your kids reflect some of these attitudes in the classroom, of course their recommendations were poor.

Come on. A 3.7 at Deal (end of year GPA) is not a strong GPA at all. I bet it is easily under the 50% mark for the grade. It basically means that the kid did not turn in things.

Not the case for other schools. Which is why GPA got supplemented with teacher recs, but obviously teacher recs brought in more subjectivity. Maybe batching by middle school makes more sense? Doesn't seem like there is a fair way of doing it, because just too many kids want a better option for high school.

+1 re GPA. Hardy does not hand out 4.0s like candy. A few WS can torpedo a kid's GPA, and you won't even find out about it until the last day of the quarter when 6 weeks of grades are uploaded all at once. I guess in one sense it's a relief that SWW de-emphasizes GPA in this context, except that the alternative is also beyond a kid's control.

And it turns out your kid did turn in the assignment, but the teacher didn't record it for some reason...

[Anonymous]

I'm sure SWW is being flooded with calls and emails by now. This sounds like a disaster.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Anyone from DCI get an interview?

Yes, at least half a dozen.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm sure SWW is being flooded with calls and emails by now. This sounds like a disaster.

Anyone get the notice for which day their individual interview will be? I do wonder if all the calls are slowing down their process, but who knows.

If you guys really want a horror story, my kid's friend's recommender didn't even get their rec in until a week after the deadline (the "real" 2/9 one), and so their application was incomplete (and so no interview). Guess it could be worse.

[Anonymous]

Now it's the teacher's fault because they did/didn't/idk give stellar recs? Got It. It's always something. The way some of these kids speak to teachers may be the reason recs were less than glowing(if that is the case). Teach your kids to be respectful. It goes a long way.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm sure SWW is being flooded with calls and emails by now. This sounds like a disaster.

Anyone get the notice for which day their individual interview will be? I do wonder if all the calls are slowing down their process, but who knows.

If you guys really want a horror story, my kid's friend's recommender didn't even get their rec in until a week after the deadline (the "real" 2/9 one), and so their application was incomplete (and so no interview). Guess it could be worse.

I realize that this is dramatic, but that failure by the teacher could have changed that kid's entire path and future. It seems kinda actionable to me. Maybe not against the teacher, but the organization that put the requirement in place (MySchoolDC? SWW?)

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I'm sure SWW is being flooded with calls and emails by now. This sounds like a disaster.

Anyone get the notice for which day their individual interview will be? I do wonder if all the calls are slowing down their process, but who knows.

If you guys really want a horror story, my kid's friend's recommender didn't even get their rec in until a week after the deadline (the "real" 2/9 one), and so their application was incomplete (and so no interview). Guess it could be worse.

Now that's brutal. I never believed the "2/9" internal deadline rumor and pressed hard to have my recs in before the 1st.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I'm sure SWW is being flooded with calls and emails by now. This sounds like a disaster.

Anyone get the notice for which day their individual interview will be? I do wonder if all the calls are slowing down their process, but who knows.

If you guys really want a horror story, my kid's friend's recommender didn't even get their rec in until a week after the deadline (the "real" 2/9 one), and so their application was incomplete (and so no interview). Guess it could be worse.

Now that's brutal. I never believed the "2/9" internal deadline rumor and pressed hard to have my recs in before the 1st.

You would think that to avoid further complaints, SWW would quietly allow applicants whose teachers didn't submit requested recommendations an interview. But if that got out, other would pipe up to say "not fair either!" The whole process sucks.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I'm sure SWW is being flooded with calls and emails by now. This sounds like a disaster.

Anyone get the notice for which day their individual interview will be? I do wonder if all the calls are slowing down their process, but who knows.

If you guys really want a horror story, my kid's friend's recommender didn't even get their rec in until a week after the deadline (the "real" 2/9 one), and so their application was incomplete (and so no interview). Guess it could be worse.

No notice yet. They said we'll be emailed with date and time by today, and from experience so far I think that's going to mean very end of the day.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I'm sure SWW is being flooded with calls and emails by now. This sounds like a disaster.

Anyone get the notice for which day their individual interview will be? I do wonder if all the calls are slowing down their process, but who knows.

If you guys really want a horror story, my kid's friend's recommender didn't even get their rec in until a week after the deadline (the "real" 2/9 one), and so their application was incomplete (and so no interview). Guess it could be worse.

I realize that this is dramatic, but that failure by the teacher could have changed that kid's entire path and future. It seems kinda actionable to me. Maybe not against the teacher, but the organization that put the requirement in place (MySchoolDC? SWW?)

I'm sure this particular kid will be fine, but it's ridiculous that this could happen. Don't know details directly (coming through kid) but I think they kept getting reassurances that it would be put in and it wasn't until it seems it was too late. I can imagine not wanting to antagonize the recommender so it's damned if you do, damned if you don't. Feel terrible and it's absurd. I guess this can happen in any situation (that's how it works for college recs too), but it's such a random way not to be part of the process -- who your kid's 8th or 7th grade math teacher was ...

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm sure SWW is being flooded with calls and emails by now. This sounds like a disaster.

Anyone get the notice for which day their individual interview will be? I do wonder if all the calls are slowing down their process, but who knows.

If you guys really want a horror story, my kid's friend's recommender didn't even get their rec in until a week after the deadline (the "real" 2/9 one), and so their application was incomplete (and so no interview). Guess it could be worse.

I realize that this is dramatic, but that failure by the teacher could have changed that kid's entire path and future. It seems kinda actionable to me. Maybe not against the teacher, but the organization that put the requirement in place (MySchoolDC? SWW?)

I'm sure this particular kid will be fine, but it's ridiculous that this could happen. Don't know details directly (coming through kid) but I think they kept getting reassurances that it would be put in and it wasn't until it seems it was too late. I can imagine not wanting to antagonize the recommender so it's damned if you do, damned if you don't. Feel terrible and it's absurd. I guess this can happen in any situation (that's how it works for college recs too), but it's such a random way not to be part of the process -- who your kid's 8th or 7th grade math teacher was ...

The experience probably affirmed for the parents that DCPS is not up to the task and will go private.