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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It’s a public school. Good, not great. (I’m a public school parent, I can say that).  Not that hard to get into - you don’t have to be a star student, just solid. Yes, a good amount of work, sometimes reasonable, sometimes not. Kids who are the right fit are happy. Students seem pretty close. [/quote]

On some measures, Walls is not that hard to get into. Get a 3.8 in 7th grade and you are eligible. Many DC kids can do that.

HOWEVER, once you're in the admission pool, it's basically a lottery whether or not you get in. Something like half the kids who meet the standard don't get in - and no matter how much the school pretends that admission is merit-based and related to kid performance in the (subjective and wildly inconsistent) interview, that is not true.

So it's both not that hard and potentially impossible for any given kid. As a parent whose 8th grader meets the GPA standard, it sure feels uncertain whether or not my kid will get the "golden ticket" and telling them that it's not that hard to get in assumes that kids can have some level of influence on the process, which I strongly believe they do not.[/quote]

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