Walls admissions article in the Post

[Anonymous]

To the previous poster who was prepping the FOIA request re: the Walls admissions process, may we get an update? The more I hear from other parents about interviewing disparities this spring, the more concerned I am about how the school's admissions are operating.

[Anonymous]

What did you hear?

Also, does anyone know if Walls has any plans to reinstate the test? My DC is a rising 8th grader and without the test I don't see any point of having him apply...if the requirements are absurd inflated DCPS grades and interviews, the advantage of Walls over Wilson (academically stronger peer group) will no longer be strong enough to make up for the disadvantages.

[Anonymous]

There are no plans to reinstate the Walls admissions test. The Mayor doesn't want the rest to return. Short of a well-argued lawsuit on the part of the family of a highly competitive applicant, or applicants, who were denied admission, I can't see this changing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There are no plans to reinstate the Walls admissions test. The Mayor doesn't want the rest to return. Short of a well-argued lawsuit on the part of the family of a highly competitive applicant, or applicants, who were denied admission, I can't see this changing.

I don't care so much about the test...I care about the arbitrary interview. Just use the GPA and do a lottery. The interview is where the lawsuit might come in. All sorts of weird crap came out of the interview process...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There are no plans to reinstate the Walls admissions test. The Mayor doesn't want the rest to return. Short of a well-argued lawsuit on the part of the family of a highly competitive applicant, or applicants, who were denied admission, I can't see this changing.

I don't care so much about the test...I care about the arbitrary interview. Just use the GPA and do a lottery. The interview is where the lawsuit might come in. All sorts of weird crap came out of the interview process...

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What did you hear?

Also, does anyone know if Walls has any plans to reinstate the test? My DC is a rising 8th grader and without the test I don't see any point of having him apply...if the requirements are absurd inflated DCPS grades and interviews, the advantage of Walls over Wilson (academically stronger peer group) will no longer be strong enough to make up for the disadvantages.

Privates don't test in so you're not considering them either? They accept some of the same DCPS inflated grades.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What did you hear?

Also, does anyone know if Walls has any plans to reinstate the test? My DC is a rising 8th grader and without the test I don't see any point of having him apply...if the requirements are absurd inflated DCPS grades and interviews, the advantage of Walls over Wilson (academically stronger peer group) will no longer be strong enough to make up for the disadvantages.

Privates don't test in so you're not considering them either? They accept some of the same DCPS inflated grades.

Yes, privates test in.

But this is the DCPS forum.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There are no plans to reinstate the Walls admissions test. The Mayor doesn't want the rest to return. Short of a well-argued lawsuit on the part of the family of a highly competitive applicant, or applicants, who were denied admission, I can't see this changing.

I don't care so much about the test...I care about the arbitrary interview. Just use the GPA and do a lottery. The interview is where the lawsuit might come in. All sorts of weird crap came out of the interview process...

This. If you can’t/won’t have a test and a substantive interview, then just have a high GPA cutoff and a lottery with an at-risk set aside. The days of a rigorous admissions process at Walls are past.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There are no plans to reinstate the Walls admissions test. The Mayor doesn't want the rest to return. Short of a well-argued lawsuit on the part of the family of a highly competitive applicant, or applicants, who were denied admission, I can't see this changing.

I don't care so much about the test...I care about the arbitrary interview. Just use the GPA and do a lottery. The interview is where the lawsuit might come in. All sorts of weird crap came out of the interview process...

This. If you can’t/won’t have a test and a substantive interview, then just have a high GPA cutoff and a lottery with an at-risk set aside. The days of a rigorous admissions process at Walls are past.

High school kids chewing gum and rolling eyes during my kid's interview...not cool.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There are no plans to reinstate the Walls admissions test. The Mayor doesn't want the rest to return. Short of a well-argued lawsuit on the part of the family of a highly competitive applicant, or applicants, who were denied admission, I can't see this changing.

I don't care so much about the test...I care about the arbitrary interview. Just use the GPA and do a lottery. The interview is where the lawsuit might come in. All sorts of weird crap came out of the interview process...

This. If you can’t/won’t have a test and a substantive interview, then just have a high GPA cutoff and a lottery with an at-risk set aside. The days of a rigorous admissions process at Walls are past.

High school kids chewing gum and rolling eyes during my kid's interview...not cool.

My kid’s interview was great - lovely faculty and engaged students - and they got in but I still think the lack of objective standards and transparency makes it a bad process.

[Anonymous]

My kid didn’t have any students in the interview. Was that supposed to be standard?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What did you hear?

Also, does anyone know if Walls has any plans to reinstate the test? My DC is a rising 8th grader and without the test I don't see any point of having him apply...if the requirements are absurd inflated DCPS grades and interviews, the advantage of Walls over Wilson (academically stronger peer group) will no longer be strong enough to make up for the disadvantages.

Privates don't test in so you're not considering them either? They accept some of the same DCPS inflated grades.

Yes, privates test in.

But this is the DCPS forum.

They do not test in. They may give assessment tests after admitted. That's the poster'a point--Will accept from a private but not SWW🤷🏽‍♂️

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What did you hear?

Also, does anyone know if Walls has any plans to reinstate the test? My DC is a rising 8th grader and without the test I don't see any point of having him apply...if the requirements are absurd inflated DCPS grades and interviews, the advantage of Walls over Wilson (academically stronger peer group) will no longer be strong enough to make up for the disadvantages.

Privates don't test in so you're not considering them either? They accept some of the same DCPS inflated grades.

Yes, privates test in.

But this is the DCPS forum.

They do not test in. They may give assessment tests after admitted. That's the poster'a point--Will accept from a private but not SWW🤷🏽‍♂️

NP: You are incorrect. Some privates — eg, St Albans — administer their own test to *applicants*, while many privates require applicants to take the WISC or whatever age-appropriate standardized test.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What did you hear?

Also, does anyone know if Walls has any plans to reinstate the test? My DC is a rising 8th grader and without the test I don't see any point of having him apply...if the requirements are absurd inflated DCPS grades and interviews, the advantage of Walls over Wilson (academically stronger peer group) will no longer be strong enough to make up for the disadvantages.

Privates don't test in so you're not considering them either? They accept some of the same DCPS inflated grades.

Yes, privates test in.

But this is the DCPS forum.

They do not test in. They may give assessment tests after admitted. That's the poster'a point--Will accept from a private but not SWW🤷🏽‍♂️

For high school admissions, local privates usually require an entrance exam - SSAT/ISEE/HSPT/SCAT/OLSAT or an in-house test - that they use for admissions and sometimes class placement.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What did you hear?

Also, does anyone know if Walls has any plans to reinstate the test? My DC is a rising 8th grader and without the test I don't see any point of having him apply...if the requirements are absurd inflated DCPS grades and interviews, the advantage of Walls over Wilson (academically stronger peer group) will no longer be strong enough to make up for the disadvantages.

Privates don't test in so you're not considering them either? They accept some of the same DCPS inflated grades.

Yes, privates test in.

But this is the DCPS forum.

They do not test in. They may give assessment tests after admitted. That's the poster'a point--Will accept from a private but not SWW🤷🏽‍♂️

For high school admissions, local privates usually require an entrance exam - SSAT/ISEE/HSPT/SCAT/OLSAT or an in-house test - that they use for admissions and sometimes class placement.

I thought some were now at least provisionally test-optional (seeing as the point is to prep students for the Ivy League, which is now provisionally test optional).