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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Thank you.  Thus far DC has always had tests and grades adequate for McKinley eligibility.  I am less sure how to evaluate the essay and interview standards.

How many kids were eligible for McKinley but did not match, or did not attend?[/quote]

My DC applied last year. The essay was brief. It is completed on their own time and the subject changes from year to year. Typically it is a variation on 'why do you want to attend.'

The interview is more conversation than an interrogation. I think they are mostly looking for kids that are engaged in the process and don't appear to be put up to it by their parents. Parents are not in the room, but from what my DC said they did a good job making him comfortable and steering the conversation to a topic of interest to him.

The data on applicants vs admits, vs lost to the lottery for the last couple years is on this page.

http://enrolldcps.dc.gov/node/61

For this year, 780 applied (you can assume that some of them didn't meet the GPA or PARCC cutoff).

They offered slots to 220. 61 of those applied and were admitted to another school they ranked higher.

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