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[quote=Anonymous]As a SWW parent, and someone who has volunteered a lot of my time throughout the interview process, I just wanted to give some clarification:

-No child was not accepted because they did too much homework, or worked too hard. Where the "student" (if it is not just some online troll) got this is a mystery to me, and I have brought it up with the administration. For every score under passing, the panel had to explain its reasoning, and I have been assured that this was not the reason given to any student.

-Students on the panel had an equal voice in theory, but the teachers could nullify any student's answers if the teacher felt that the decision was biased or not based on fact. When a student was on the line between passing the process/failing it, the teacher's response was weighted better.

-We tried to create a good environment for the interviews, but due to the large number of applicants and interviewees we had to give the individual panels some choice in how to set up/conduct the interviews. The administration were not going to go around judging the way the teachers decided to set up the interview room. Most of the students placed on the panels had some experience in interviewing/ public speaking, and the administration (I didn't help with this as I do not know the kids) tried to make sure that the students were prepared to conduct the interviews. Obviously, it was a full day of interviews on a day they normally have off, and some might not have been as good as they should have been- I am sorry if your experience was bad and I am sure the administration shares my apology.

-While part of this interview was to learn more about the personality of the students, their extracurricular activities, experience, etc... It was more just to look at them as people, and see what they would gain by going to SWW, both socially and academically. Questions asked related to extra-curricular activities, academic integrity, and more general questions to get to know about them.

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As for the "student", if you are a student, and you are reading this, please talk to the administration. They would (and to be honest I would) like to know where you got your information, as it definitely isn't true.

Though, as you seem more like some troll, maybe a parent who was disinterested in the interview process, I would like you to know that this has been discussed with the administration, and they are looking into it.

Also: the administration has looked at this thread and will condenser your input for next year (They wanted to make sure I wrote this :P) [/quote]

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