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[quote=Anonymous]SWW is not a private school. It is a public school and is by nature supposed to provide opportunity to all, and a level of transparency about how a student is able to access the limited resource of a seat at the school.

The problem with the SWW process is that it is opaque and leaves lots of room for subjectivity and concerns about equity, gender balance and racial balance.

I would far prefer the test be the only criteria and toss the interview altogether. I do not believe one word that the SWW admins say about how their post-test process works because they give slightly different answers every year, and it varies from person to person (principal vs. vice principal vs. admission director).

I have no doubt that there are students in the bottom half of the interview pool who are picked because of where they come from or their personality -- over students who are more academically qualified. Which is fine, but TELL PEOPLE that.

But if there is going to be an interview, they should publish the criteria that the interview My suggestion would be for them to publish something like this ([u]NOTE - this is my sense of what happens. Would love for the admins to post what their criteria really i[/u][i]s)

"All students who are in the top 250 scorers on the test are invited to interview. Both sections of the exam - multiple choice and essays -- and used to determine who the top scorers are, with the portions of the SWW weighted equally / writing is 75% / writing is 30% (or whatever it is).

"Students will be offered a seat based on a number of factors including an ability and interest to contribute to the SWW community. We also seek to ensure that our students reflect the diversity of our city in terms of geography, ethnicity, and race and economic background.

"All students who are not offered one of the 140 seats available for the class of 2023 will be placed on the waitlist. Initial waitlist is determined by XXX."

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