Reply to Did Walls interview invites go out?

Forum Index » DC Public and Public Charter Schools

Reply to "Did Walls interview invites go out?"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yeah, my 4.0 kid didn't get an invite to interview at SWW either (assuming they've all been sent out). He's an introvert, and I assume his recs put him at the top for academic potential and intellectual curiosity but couldn't for leadership, teamwork, etc. Mercifully we are at one of the charters that goes through 12th, and we're not sure he would have even chosen SWW over staying put anyway. It makes decisonmaking easier! Good luck to everyone in this process, and I hope all the kids land somewhere that serves them well.[/quote]

I’m not sure if that’s the case to be honest (about introversion being the reason for less enthusiastic recs). I’m a PP with a kid with a 4.0 and he’s extroverted and friends with everyone. I would say his kindness and friendliness is much stronger than his academic ability (he has to work hard for those grades, it does not come naturally to him). His teachers have always highlighted what a pleasant, friendly, cooperative kid he is. That said, the teacher who would have given him his strongest recommendation ended up leaving the school and we had no way to contact the teacher, so our recommendations may not have been as strong because we had to scramble last minute to find another recommender. In any event, it seems like there isn’t a lot of rhyme or reason to this process but I’m secretly relieved. My kid and I both thought the SWW building felt like a dungeon - very oppressive and dark. He was having second thoughts after the open house, so it’s for the best for us. Best of luck to everyone who wants to get in![/quote]

Are you sure you went to SWW? It is crowded but I’ve never heard it described as oppressive and dark.  There are tons of windows and natural light.[/quote]

The open house was at night and there were some areas that had no windows at all (like a science classroom and where the kids supposedly have lunch). Maybe that was why. In any event, it does not feel like the typical high school experience I had with a spacious campus, large auditorium, gymnasium, greenery, parking lot, etc.[/quote]

So you went to the school at night and complain it was dark? And you think kids eat lunch in the three windowless science classrooms in the basement? Okay.  Sounds like the school isn’t a good fit.  Your assessment of the school based on a classroom at night is absurd.[/quote]

LOL. The defensiveness around Walls is hilarious. People don’t like the facilities and the building. The person already said the school wasn’t a good fit. Get over it.[/quote]

If it is not a good fit, why are they looking for an invite and clicking into this message board?

Walls is living rent-free in their head.

Go to the shiny building with abundant natural light. 🤭 [/quote]

As someone with no skin in the Walls game (kids are too young), I was captivated by this thread and tend to agree with you. It’s a very human reaction to find a reason to be “relieved” by rejection, but the fixation on a highly-selective urban high school’s facilities (after applying there!) is strange. It has to be a defense mechanism kicking in. If it makes parent and kid feel better at the end of the day to be able to say at home that they didn’t want it anyway, okay. But posting it here and expecting that to not been seen for what it is, well, that’s bordering on delusional. [/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics