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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Thanks for posting that link....a couple of things jump out:

1) a 3.8 GPA is regarded the same as a 4.0 for the purpose of their rubric...given how easy grading is (at least at my child's middle school), that's really interesting.  A child who has two  B+, two A-s and one A in the five core classes (and As in PE, Music, Art, and Health) would be given the same 5 points as a kid with all As.

2) The 31/36 points given to the interview is just bizarre.  Where on earth did they come up with that ratio and do they provide the specific rubric for that anywhere?  86% weight for the subjective interview seems like a recipe for abuse.....[/quote]

This is the issue I have with the GPA cutoff - a 4.0 from some schools is not the same as a 4.0 from others. Some kids will be well prepared for the Walls curriculum, some won't. [/quote]

That’s the case in high school, college, and life.  Some people will be better prepared academically than others because…they attended schools that provided “better” preparation.  A student who earns a 4.0 (and attends) a Title 1 middle school should have a chance to attend Walls.  That student may be a very hard worker that can make up for lost ground.  It’s not that student’s fault they attended a poorly resourced school.  Those students bloomed where they were planted, and likely overcame hardship and trauma you can’t imagine.

Remember, talent is equally distributed.  Opportunity is not.[/quote]

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