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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My rising sixth grader has been wanting to attend DESA since her second grade teacher put the idea in her head. She wants to go for writing, but is more of a creative writer than a cinematic/media writing. I’m also very concerned with the math scores because she’s advanced in math now, but understand that they may not be reflective at the high school level.

Can anyone speak to the writing program there and how flexible it is for a creative writer and to the math opportunities? Ultimately it will be her choice if she even decides to apply and then gets in, but she’s been pretty firm on this path for many years now. Our other option is MacArthur (OOB), so it’s a wash commute wise and still unknowns with that path as well.[/quote]

Our kid is a rising 9th grader, so I can't tell you what the math is like (and I actually don't care that everyone says the academics are inferior to Walls and JR and all the other schools), but they also want to be a writer and had their sights set on DESA since 5th grade. The program was revamped a few years ago and writing is still a large part of it, but it's not a narrow "creative writing" program. They want kids who are willing to stretch themselves--if you kid isn't willing to explore other means of storytelling, they aren't going to be a good fit. I would encourage you to go to some of the CAMP showcases before you apply to get a sense of what the program is like.[/quote]

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