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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think that Walls admissions are a mess now because the test was scrapped. The process used to work sort of because the test was a[b] first screening tool that eliminated many applicants who were not a good fit for Walls[/b]. The interview process was never great but it worked ok to sort through the remaining applicants. Also, applicants were sorted on how well they did on the test.

DCPS as usual did not think things through. They scrapped the test in the name of equity but gave no further thought to how applicants will be chosen. This has created a mess with interviewers implicit bias reigning supreme. I’m guessing Walls is short staffed and doesn’t have the time or manpower to sort this out within the limitations imposed on them by DCPS [/quote]

And by "good fit" this once only applied to academic test taking acumen.  It's not everything but it's [i]something[/i]. Now who knows what "good fit" means?[/quote]

Being able to take a test well matters for, you know, school.

They should bring back the test. [/quote]

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