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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My kid didn’t get into Walls last year. I explained to them that the process was basically a lottery and not to take it to heart. They were a straight A student at Deal for all three years, played a sport that does well at Walls, and was a kid that tests remarkably well. (Consistent top scores on all PARCC tests and did very well on the 9th grade PSAT). But the 5 minute interview didn’t play to their strengths and I couldn’t even use my own conversational abilities to make up for it because it was too high pressure and random even for me. So, they’re at Jackson-Reed and thriving so far. I was really frustrated when they took a hit to their ego by not getting in and then comparing themselves to other students who did get in. But, I really feel like they’re where they belong and that it’s all worked out for the best.

I hope this helps some folks take heart as they navigate the process this year. It’s a lottery and it’s not personal. [/quote]

You rock, PP, taking this self-defeating idiocy with such grace.  But you're WotP.  Over here, on Capitol Hill, families without lottery luck for the Latins or BASIS or the means for privates sometimes move.  It takes an hour on public transport and on foot to get to DCI, which has proved too rowdy for my eldest.  Too many kids don't want to be in the building, too many good teachers quit mid-year.  We're aiming for Banneker but may move if it doesn't pan out.[/quote]

Yes. When you aren't in bounds for either JR or MacArthur, this is an infinitely more stressful process. We are in Shaw, and if my kids don't get into an application school (or somehow lottery into MacArthur), we would have to move or try to get into private. There is no backup, default option.[/quote]

That pretty much sums it up.  You also have to think of the kids that live on the Eastside of the city. Ft. Lincoln, Brookland, Woodridge, Michigan Park, Riggs Park.  Those kids are also vying for seats and there is no HS for them like they just built for MacArthur.  A trek to MacArthur would be 90 mins each way.  [/quote]

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