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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous] I think the biggest problem is that they go by seventh grade GPAs, and make no differentiation of the school attended, the course difficulty and the grading policies….

In a few years time, I think MacArthur high school will likely out rank SWW in terms of quality and desireability

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How would they differentiate by school?  I might argue it’s not fair to claim a 3.7 at Basis is a stronger student than a 3.7 at a DCPS middle school.  Who’s to say the kid at the DCPS wouldn’t get a 3.7 at Basis? There is no way to do this in a fair way.[/quote]

Are you joking?  A 3.7 at Basis is easily a 4.0 at any other public school on DC.  They don’t have the same grade inflation and social promotion.[/quote]

So your kid wins the lottery by getting into basis, and also gets an easier track into walls where they can get a lower GPA and still get an interview because they got into a harder middle school through the lottery? That’s ridiculous.[/quote]

Dumb take.  Walls is supposed to be accept the top students in DCPS.  Picking those students by just looking at GPA (and a 5-minute interview) is ridiculous.

Name a selective college that picks its student body by just taking the kids with the best GPAs, regardless of high school attended, cllasses taken, rigor, or anything else.  Doesn't happen.[/quote]

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