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[quote=Anonymous]I think some of you are assuming "wow" means "wow, your kid must be a superstar to get into Walls." But it could mean "wow, it's a total crapshoot to get into Walls, so many qualified kids don't." DC has way more kids capable of succeeding at Walls than there are spots at walls. Walls has way more in common with DC's good elementaries and middle schools (also in short supply) than it does with Harvard. I've said "wow" when learning that someone's kid goes to a school like SWS or Latin or BASIS, not because all kids who attend those schools are superstars, but because I am aware that the odds are very much against a kid getting a lottery spot at those schools so it's like "wow, you must have had a good lottery number, good for you." To me, the application HSs are only a smidge more meritocratic than Latin and BASIS, but honestly they draw from similar populations anyway.[/quote]
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