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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Obviously, this massive grade inflation was in effect at other DCPS schools, not just Walls.

As a result, the pool of 500 kids that Walls drew from was a pool of kids with vastly inflated grades, at least those from DCPS.  Too bad for kids at private schools, charters, and non-DC schools that didn't benefit from the DCPS' grade inflationary policies.

There are going to be a lot of kids going to Walls in the fall who are not as qualified as previous applicants, and just happened to benefit from DCPS' ridiculous pandemic-era grade inflation.

That is yet another reason why Walls' refusal to bring back the entrance exam was a huge blunder.

This is just another nail in the coffin for Walls' status as the most selective public school in DC.[/quote]

A lot of private schools and the like have grade inflation, retakes, etc. The entrance exam benefited those from schools with a good cohort. It didn't necessarily identify the most qualified students. I doubt the test comes back but I do expect another indicator for entry. There are seniors and juniors(both test in classes) that probably should have left SWW. Good students will always shine. No way to measure work ethic and desire. [/quote]

The DC top privates don't have grade deflation.  There are no retakes and no late work is accepted.  You are a day late?  That's a zero. There is no GPA bump for honors or AP classes  My daughter (from DCPS) is at NCS and they are proud of saying that they have not had a 4.0 grad in 45 years.  A "very strong" student will gradate with something like a 3.7 
It's the opposite of DCPS.  
You are spreading an absolute falsehood.   [/quote]

Good for them. You know what you are purchasing when you sign the contract. Don't turn around and complain when the thing you are bragging about hurts your kid. [/quote]

how is this bragging? [/quote]

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