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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Im genuinely baffled by how many of my child’s friends that weren’t asked for an interview. These kids had 4.0s or close to it, took the hardest classes, and were excellent students and leaders in their schools.  I understand they don’t look at GPA much and no CAPE, but I’m surprised that they were passed over. [/quote]

I agree.  It seems kind of BS.  I am sure kids selected are great.  But kids not selected seem equally great. [/quote]

Let’s get real here.

It is BS because there is no objective data being used such as standardized testing.

It’s BS that they just look at GPA only and not at the actual courses that kids take and if it’s the most advance or hardest.  Plus grade inflation.

It’s BS that so much of the criteria is weighted with recommendations and subjective and opaque.

The highest performing kids are not getting in due to above and the academic cohort coming into the school is lower.

That is the bottom line.

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👍 Let’s say we accept your theory as a parent who has successfully managed your kid into being the smartest in the city but are upset with the interview process.

You can’t manage your finances into a top private with the rest of your cohort?

You can’t manage your kid to an “elite” university from any high school in the DC?  While Walls is #1 on our list, we are perfectly confident in our safety school as an option.

I have no doubt that your child is academically superior to most in the city.  Unfortunately, academically superior people who don’t react to failure with curiosity and intrigue are not the ideal community builders and leaders of the future.

You are a little blinded by how many great kids are in this city and not just within your small eco system.

That is the bottom line.

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I don’t have a kid applying to Walls.  But posters like above who don’t want to accept the reality of the race to the bottom that is occurring  in DCPS with responses like above helps no one.  Expectations will just continue to decline.

Good luck in DCPS.  Those of us who see the writing on the wall are opting out.[/quote]

I don't disagree with your take.  I opted out of private when DCPS was uncooperative regarding PK4 on my first child.  However, when I learned that kids were excelling in our private school environment mostly by supplementing on top of the $40k per year price tag, we opted to return and supplement to excel minus the $40k price tag.

There were no accelerated programs for my child when I entered DCPS.  I was specifically told my child was not the target and that getting most of the kids up to proficiency is.  While frustrating, I understood their dilemma and chose to organize with other like-minded parents who are a much smaller contingent than the masses.  We have launched several programs and will leave our middle school in a better position than we found it.  In my neighborhood, the schools are all growing because educated parents from all backgrounds are getting involved.  You won't hear about the success for another 5-10 years but we are here, I promise.

I can't say DCPS was ever up in order to decline.  There is alot of work to be done.  What I do know is the parents at the SWW were thirsty about the label versus understanding the school and what it offers.  If you are sporting Patagonia, Canada Goose, etc. and are complaining about not getting a SWW interview you simply have not done well in your parental choices if you don't have Maret, SF or renting a flat in Fairfax like all of the other successful parents who will do whatever is needed to ensure their child gets the best education for their child.  You are just not as elite as you think you are.

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