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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My son’s worked pretty hard to get good grades and has only one or two grades below 90 (like 88, not 68) grade 7-8. He’s a natural and confident student who is a good writer (an impromptu essay would be just his style) explains math to his friends in whatever class they’re in. His teachers are glad to recommend him as needed.

But I hear that the rejection rate at SWW and Banneker is pretty high.

Why is it so high? Can I take comfort in their rejecting large numbers of students with bad GPAs whose parents just apply anyway, or maybe they’re including everyone who puts the school on their lottery application?

What are the factors that are going to keep us guessing?[/quote]

Yes, my son did not get accepted to Walls--entirely high A's through 3 years of middle school, 99% PARCCs for years, athlete and debater. 
He was accepted to Sidwell, Maret, GDS, STA (St. Albans), Gonzaga and the scholars program at SJC (St. Johns.)
We know a bunch of kids like him who also did not get a Walls spot (were left on the waitlist).

It all worked out--one of those privates was his top choice, we got aid to make it work and it's been a great fit.  Just sharing this story as more anecdotal evidence that Walls "passes" on many kids that other far more competitive and rigorous schools are thrilled to have. 
We're applying our next kid to Walls as well.  Who knows what will happen this time around and more importantly what this kid will choose.  
There are positives and negatives to all these schools and we try to explore as many options as possible for 9th grade!

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