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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm fine with not having a standardized test...just use GPA and a lottery.  At least that's fair.[/quote]

Agreed. And then high-performing kids who don't get in won't feel they have been rejected or somehow failed; instead they'd realize it was just a case of bad luck.[/quote]

Selective school processes do not exist to make kids feel good. Even with an entrance exam, there are kids who feel bad if they do not get in. Further, there are plenty of kids who understand that they do not have the same opportunities and privileges as other kids, opportunities and privileges that inevitably lead to higher academic achievement, thereby leading to higher acceptance rates in selective schools. And maybe they feel bad about that. Maybe we can work on those systems? I am all for making processes fair for ALL kids, but any time something might impact high SES kids in any way that does not reinforce their entitlement, schools are supposed to bend over backwards to make sure they feel good about the process? And yes, there are some low SES, non-white, high achieving kids, like my kid, who might also feel bad if they get rejected. But my kid also does not feel a sense of entitlement. She knows she is worthy, but she does not think anything is owed to her. Her sense of self is not wrapped up a high school acceptance, and she knows she will do just great somewhere else. Maybe work on your kid's self-esteem not being tied to being accepted to SWW instead of trying to tailor the process to them. [/quote]

I'm the one who said I'd be fine with GPA plus a lottery (and I say this as a parent whose high achieving 4.0 DC was waitlisted at Walls with a high number a couple of years ago after the test was removed based on a 3 minute, 1 question interview)...while I feel pretty certain they would have gotten in with the old system using test scores, I'd be fine with GPA plus lottery.  Not because my DC would have had a better shot (on the contrary, likely a worse shot than with test scores) or because of making anyone "feel good".  I'd be fine with it because it removes bias.  The problem with the current system is that it reeks of bias and subjectivity.[/quote]

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