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[quote=Anonymous]We looked at Barrie a couple of years ago for our rising 6th grader. I was excited about Barrie. We son’t mind small. But, Barrie was the only school requiring that our child take a standardized test as part of the application process. (And yes - we were applying to a couple of schools that DCUM considers prestigious and this was not a requirement for those schools.) At a Barrie open house event, we asked about this requirement and the response was that they need this to help them assess whether a student is a good fit for Barrie. We found this response startling - the other schools can make this determination without a standardized test score so why can’t Barrie? It made me think that their admissions team must not know how to evaluate applicants and that therefore they rely heavily on a test score. Their response and dismissiveness about this was also in direct opposition to their presentation which leaned heavily into highlighting social justice projects and the importance of human rights at home and abroad. And their diversity. We did not apply - we were not going to require our child to take a standardized test just for Barrie. Not to mention that we did not like how dismissive they were when we put forward a relevant and valid question. [/quote]

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