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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Wouldn't a test be more equitable than GPA? I know students who don't try hard in school or don't even show up half the time because it's boring--but they're incredibly smart, far smarter than their grades would reveal. [/quote]

Bored, unmotivated, but smart kids need far better attention from DCPS than they get now.  However, application HS school admission should be for good students.  The people who are both smart and make an effort appropriately deserve priority over people who have potential but are slack.[/quote]

+1....It's so much easier to do well on one test than to be consistent. [/quote]

Wouldn’t it be great if both the GPA and the test were used for admissions to have a better picture of each applicant?

Oh, wait.

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That would be IF all DC MS offered the same curriculum. Walls is definitely Deal dominant. Deal just has more of an advanced cohort than others. I suspect an essay component will be added to gauge writing ability. This what we get with no G&T Program![/quote]

If it’s Deal dominant, it’s because Deal is large. As long as all schools have about the same percentage of kids with a near-4.0 GPA, kids have as much of a shot from any school. Deal is just bigger than the other middle schools. Maybe the kids are also more advanced, but that isn’t necessarily captured in this application process.[/quote]

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