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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If walls will no longer require a test it seems they really ought to raise the GPA minimum. Unless they are not actually looking for kids bright studious kids. [/quote]

They essentially have. They interview the top 500 GPAs. The 3.0 minimum comes into play only if they have fewer than 500 applicants. I’ve heard that last year the cut score was 3.7. [/quote]

There was a ton of 7th grade grade inflation in the 1st pandemic year, and even into the second.  Limiting applicants for Walls to any GPA standard did a real disservice.  No consideration of recommendations, personal essays, or past standardized results (PARCC, lexile, iReady) . Any kid who just showed up basically had a shot at Walls.  I can't believe some of the kids they turned away, including some who crushed at BASIS for 4 years.[/quote]

Omg let it go! Carrying around this bitterness isn’t healthy.[/quote]

It's not bitterness. SY20-21 still required exam and recs and thus had a significantly smaller pool who cleared the first cut to enter the lottery (1/2 size of current pool). Rising 9th grade families should know what they're in for.  There's no reason this needs to persist.  It accomplished in the way of economic diversity[/quote]

^^accomplished nothing [/quote]

If it were an actual HS kid posting, I would be ok with your post. But you’re an adult, act like one! SWW made their decision. Move on with your life.[/quote]

What makes you think I don't have a kid facing this shitshow again and have a stake in a process that withstands any reasonable scrutiny?  Banneker was FAR better process, so it's not like it's driven by central DCPS[/quote]

Yes, this is why my kid picked Banneker.[/quote]

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