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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Walls vs TJ: Apples and Oranges

Walls was always diverse, including with the test. Dropping the test has done nothing to increase diversity...just swapped out less qualified white kids.  [/quote]

^^This. Walls has always courted  students of color and understandably so even if they skew more affluent/UMC.  Unlike Banneker Walls has virtually no economically disadvantaged students. The most qualified white students used to have a reasonable shot with the test over other white students.  Now it's a total crapshoot. [/quote]

From what I understand, Walls was majority black before the admission test was instituted.  It's no crapshoot. Top GPAs and interview, plain and simple. You may not like it but it's pretty clear.[/quote]

An interview is the MOST subjective way to evaluate 8th graders.  And having kids who conducted the interview process, yes, it's a total crapshoot.

Add to that, a GPA coming out of certain middle schools is not equivalent to a GPA coming out of other middle schools (e.g. Jefferson vs. BASIS).

At least a test sets a certain universal academic standard that students must meet in order to gain admission. [/quote]

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