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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Parent of a Walls sophomore; I don’t remember the prompt but they had to write a few paragraphs, handwritten. It was not too intense - just want to make sure your kid can write and organize their thoughts clearly.

This may sound a bit harsh, but it feels worth saying: if you are worried about your child being able to handle the admissions essay, I would think hard if Walls is the right place for your kid. There is a lot of independent work and the writing expectations are high, so if you’re providing a lot of support or have to motivate your child, Walls may not be the right fit. [/quote]

Lol.

There is so much grade inflation at Walls that the average GPA is close to 4.0.[/quote]

Cite your references![/quote]

Given how many APs kids take, and the fact that most other classes are honors, yes the average GPA is close to a 4.0.

Even if you got a B- in every AP class, that GPA is a 3.7.[/quote]

How many ap classes do most walls kids take each year? Does it change for juniors and seniors?[/quote]

Most juniors and seniors take 4 APs.  All sophomores take at least one AP.  Most freshmen take no APs.  But the lower level math, history and English classes are honors so you get a 0.5 GPA bump for those.

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This was the norm when I was in high school too. We had students who would only take the extracurricular classes with honors or AP options in pursuit of a top 10 class rank. Many had played an instrument since middle school or earlier, but would drop band or orchestra by 11th once they could completely fill their schedule with the APs only offered to upperclassmen. They had to go to several decimal places to determine the valedictorian. Somewhere in the 4.6 range?[/quote]

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