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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think [b]GDS has like 15 truly open spots for 9th grade this year[/b].  Someone on here asked admissions and they said 7 girl spots, 7 boy spots.  Admissions must know this as they have to then interview 400 kids who won't make it.  It must seem like a waste of time to them. [/quote]

This makes sense, but it sounds like they're solving it the worst possible way. It would be kinder to all involved to do a first screen of applications and invite a smaller group for interviews. No need to waste everyone's time - staff and families - interviewing kids who don't have any chance of admissions, either because they're not qualified, they help balance the existing class, or something else. Instead they're putting a lot of kids and families through an unpleasant experience with burned out staff and creating a generally negative impression of the school.[/quote]
Such a good idea in general![/quote]

This seems off. They generally take 50 kids for 9th, so 35 are already allocated to siblings? Don’t most siblings join in younger years at a k-12? If it truly is only 15 spots, what a waste of time. [/quote]
They take 30 kids for 9th, allocate half of those spots to siblings and split the remaining half between boys and girls.[/quote]

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