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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]NP.  Kind of amazing how much harder Banneker is to get into this year than just two or three years back.  I don't remember reading this kind of angst-ridden thread about Banneker admissions before, at least not in the several years since the renovation opened up a bunch more spots.  [/quote]

More central location is a big reason. Throw in private school tuition increases, higher mortgage rates, etc. and this is what happens. Hopefully the same for McKinley Tech! [/quote]

I do not see this happening for McKinley Tech unfortunately [/quote]

Not sure why you would say this.  McKinley Tech had the same type of reputation now that Banneker had a few years ago.  Good word on the street.  Impressive test scores.  This year, lots of kids aren't getting interviews for Banneker who would have gotten in any other year.  Some of them will go to McKinley Tech rather than spend 180K on privates.  Some of those kids will be white.  They'll join the growing number of white kids who are already there and boom, five years from now, the conversation is quite different than it is now.  I wouldn't be shocked if the conversation were pretty different next year even.[/quote]

I agree with this. We live walking distance from McKinley and are already hearing murmurings about this, and for the first time I know a UMC family whose kid enrolled this year. I have kids in upper elementary and would be thrilled if McKinley was talked about the way Banneker currently is when the time comes.[/quote]

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