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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Maybe slightly off topic, but having an admissions test with a sufficiently high cut-off is imperative for everyone, but especially for high-performing black boys.

Even with lowered entry standards, folks are going to have a higher set of expectations for kids that present white or Asian — there will an assumption that those kids are at least at/above grade level even if not demonstrated high-flyers.

But for my black sons, there will be much lower expectations by default — a ditch they’ll have to claw themselves out off just be seen as equal to their white and Asian peers (doesn’t help that only 9% of DC black boys are proficient in math).

An admissions test with a high cut off would at least give them the opportunity to demonstrate what they are capable off. But the current test-free approach leaves them defenseless and consigns them the upfront task of digging themselves out of the ditch.

Probably not something the powers that be think or care about….[/quote]

So are you saying the GPA cutoff is impending them? [/quote]

No, not at all. But a black boy having a high GPA won’t be enough to deter low expectations when it’s doesn’t take all that much to earn a high GPA in most DC middle schools. If you are a highly capable black kid, you really need to the opportunity to distinguish yourself via a test that allows for a direct comparison with white/Asian UMC peers.  I mean, even that isn’t full proof as you don’t exactly stamp your test score across the forehead, but it is an extra little bit of ammunition that can be deployed as necessary.  Otherwise, most will just assume you’re part of the 90% of underperforming black boys.[/quote]

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