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[quote=Anonymous][quote]But on this thread there are a lot of kids with high scores that were not accepted and kids with low scores that were accepted.[/quote]

IMO there haven't been "a lot of" kids with "low scores" accepted. Most of the kids accepted across the various clusters on this thread were in the mid to high 130s. That's not low at all. Just because a few kids with 140+ scores (all from Cold Spring feeder schools) didn't get in doesn't mean the whole thing is fixed or that URMs are stealing white or Asian kids' seats (which seems to be what one person was implying). I think the lowest score I saw reported was 121, and perhaps that kid had amazing *other* qualifications.

If your child didn't get in to a HGC, and you think they were robbed of a placement, appeal. Well-documented and teacher/principal-supported (this is key) appeals may get you a waitpool spot, but it's easier to get in with a waitpool appeal than a rejection appeal. If the appeal is accepted at all.

But please don't speculate that just because other kids scored a few or even 10 points lower than yours that they didn't deserve the spot and your kid did. You have no idea what else was in that kid's file or your own kid's for that matter.[/quote]

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