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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Even if grading across the board at DC middle schools has gotten easier during the pandemic, won't this affect all kids relatively equally? Meaning, those who would have had a B average instead have a B+ average, but those who would have had a B+ average instead have an A average?

Maybe there are a few outliers here and there, but if you're taking the top 500 kids who apply across the city, won't those pretty much be the same kids regardless?

I'm not sure how the academic quality of student body would dramatically plummet if there pulling from the same top 500?
(Now, the heavy weighting of the interview is another story, but Walls typically goes pretty far down the waitlist so if your kid was ranked 175 instead of 75, there's a good chance they'll get an offer anyway)[/quote]

Pretty much the same kids and people act like private schools don't have grade inflation also. We know because we are coming from a private K-8. From what I've seen, the removal of the test and the interview being uneven is just an excuse for saying "We are staying private." There is no need to justify decisions. Just do what you think is best. No one will know anything until the c/o 2025 graduates. The college admissions may give a clue but who knows.[/quote]

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