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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]And last year, lots of kids with 4.0s were not invited to interview. So don’t count on a high gpa as getting you through the first hurdle[/quote]

This.  GPA had [b]very little[/b] to do with who was interviewed. [/quote]

Let’s not be too dramatic - GPA had a lot to do with it, but not everything. Teacher recommendations mattered too. [b]My kid personally knows smart kids who were jerks to teachers who didn’t get in. 
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We don’t need to rehash all the imperfections of the admissions when demand is greater than supply, but saying GPA didn’t matter much isn’t accurate. [/quote]

Ok, my kid had a 4.0 and won the Deal "student of the month" 2 months of 6th grade and about 10 different end-of-quarter awards in 7th (top student in math and team VIP or several quarters as two examples) and she didn't get an interview with a 4.0.  She is an extremely well behaved girl.  
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Did you reach out and request info? I am shocked that this profile did not receive an interview[/quote]

No, we didn't as sadly we knew 3 other kids just like her that didn't get interviews either.  So I assumed it wasn't a mistake and had no desire to go groveling to Walls.

All kids are doing fine now..3 in top privates and one at JR.

Academic merit had very little to do with Walls admission last year.  These kids had 4.0s in the highest math track (Algebra 2 at Deal) and were passed over for interviews by kids with 3.5s who were 4 math levels down.  To get an interview you only needed a 3.0 in any math track.

It's all good.  It worked out. But don't think that you can plan on Walls based on any GPA or academic/behavioral track record.  it's a lottery which at least half the kids at feeder middle schools are eligible for.   [/quote]

How do you know all of these kids had 3.5 GPAs? Are parents just running around tell you their kids scores? Also 4 levels down in math is 7th grade math. You sound hyperbolic.  And very few kids at Walls take Algebra I in 9th so I think you may have mistaken some of these kids stats.[/quote]

Also, Walls still has other kids coming in to take Algebra 1 and Geometry from other schools and classes to fill. Middle school kids shouldn't be penalized for not being fast tracked in Math.[/quote]

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