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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Banneker this year vs last[/quote]

Last year was the anomaly. Most years, Banneker hasn't used a waitlist, or only a very short one.[/quote]

Because of Banneker Summer Institute (BSI), they tend to over-admit.[/quote]

And also lots of kids who apply to Banneker (and Walls and McKinley) are deemed ineligible, so don't even make it onto waitlists.[/quote]

How does the Banneker summer institute relate to “over-admission?”[/quote]

I didn't write the over-admit comment, but I think it's explaining a reason they choose not to have a waitlist -- because they want everyone who will ultimately enroll to attend the summer program. So they admit 250+, knowing that they won't all enroll, but giving everyone who will enroll a chance to attend the summer program. If instead they admitted 150 with a 100-person waiting list, the same total number might ultimately enroll, but those who got in "off the list" in August or whatever wouldn't have been able to go to the summer program. [/quote]

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