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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Seems like near unanimous support here for the entrance exam to return. Let's reach out to the media and start the conversation.[/quote]

By "unanimous" do you mean the 4-5 repeat posters? On DCUM? LOL Of course, you can "go to the media" with whatever you want, but I find it HILARIOUS that you are basing your idea of "unanimous support" from a DCUM echo chamber. Be sure to tell the media all about your convo on DCUM. [/quote]

What reasonable person is opposed to an entrance exam? [/quote]

There are plenty of reasonable people who do not favor an entrance exam. There are reasonable arguments for and against. Just because those arguments against are not your arguments does not make them unreasonable. [/quote]

No reasonable person would support the current Walls admissions process.

Imagine if a selective college counted GPA for 10%, 2 teacher letter recs as 30%, and a 5-minute interview and 1 paragraph essay as 60%.

Completely absurd.[/quote]

I understand your math here, but it is disingenuous to suggest that GPA is 10% when SWW won't even let in kids below a high GPA threshold. Once in, maybe they then account for GPA differently, but at that point, they are splitting hairs between As and A-s. So no, GPA is not 10% when you look at the whole process.  If that were the case, they would be interviewing kids with Bs, Cs, or even Ds. And good luck even if you're a B+ student.  It is perfectly normal to count GPA as a lower percentage once you are looking at kids who are all between 3.7 and 4.0.[/quote]

DP. I agree with your reasoning on GPA. I also think that if the teacher reqs were similar (ie needing to be above a threshold but not trying to split hairs to rank kids) they could still be included. Of course, they might not distinguish in this applicant pool that already has a high GPA, but that's really the point. 
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