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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]that is unfortunate

my SWW was at Deal and never made Principal's Honor Role.  Friends who were on Principal's Honor Role took the test and did not make the cut-off.

We are close enough to some of this to know how much work parent's did for assignments significantly impacted grades at Deal.
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I am being 100% sincere in asking this: what would be a better way to do this knowing that entrance exam can’t be given securely?[/quote]

Top 300 students by GPA and then go by lottery. The interviews are BS and no one should be meeting up inside regardless. [/quote]

I’m sure the interviews will be virtual.  But I don’t disagree with the fact that they are totally subjective.[/quote]

It says at the school, not virtual. And yes the subjectivity is a problem. Teacher refs or even writing an essay covering the interview questions would be better. [/quote]

The same people who graded the essay portion of the old exam. Do it like AP - give question simultaneously AMD students have an hour to complete it. Their 8th grade school can assist with the tech. For APs last spring students could write in longhand and submit it. Y taking a picture they emailed.

The interviews will be virtual.  And even having students write an essay has issues- how can you verify it was the student who wrote the essay? Who so going to read and grade 500 essays in two months?[/quote][/quote]

1100 kids test for Walls in a normal year.  You really think the teaching staff is grading that many essays in a month?  That was not happening.  And even if a students hand wrote their essays it doesn’t mean an adult isn’t dictating what to write or someone other than the student was writing.  The AP exams have way more resources to alleviate cheating and they still admit their was probably cheating that occurred they couldn’t prevent.  They also made submission time really strict in a way DCPS could not do.[/quote]

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