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I debated posting this. I can feel the very understandable pain and disappointment of a kid who has worked hard to get there, and didn’t make the cut. Sharing to shed some light; maybe it really is random. [/quote]

Thanks for sharing - I hope your kid has a good outcome. And yes, I think the key takeaway is that it IS arbitrary/random and there is nothing a kid can do to ensure that they are in the interview pool. Which is a hard lesson, given how many kids do not have a by-right or feeder school with classes that will meet their needs.

Congrats to Latin and Basis, I guess. Their applicant pools will only get stronger with this change. I imagine it will negatively effect some of the tenuous progress at other middle schools in the city.[/quote]

THIS.  DCPS had, past tense, 1 decent test in school with high performing kids and stats.  They are just destroying it like everything else they touch.

The charters (Basis, Latin, DCI)  will benefit as top kids play the lottery earlier for middle school and then decide not to apply to SWW as the academic cohort declines or the kids don’t get in if they apply.

Privates will benefit also as families with financial means will opt out of SWW. Families without financial means will move to burbs.

We are already seeing it at JR as more families with the highest performing kids are not tracking there with honors for all.

Get out of DCPS.  It’s a race to the bottom.  [/quote]

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