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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My kid got the same message and had straight As:
What is up with that?

Algebra 1 A
Spanish A
English A
Gym A
Music A
History A
Science A

Just received the following message:

>Although your student met the minimum GPA requirement of having a 3.0 at the end of last school year, it did not meet the requirement of having your student be scheduled for an interview.
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I hope that Walls will be more transparent then previous years about their admission process. Who are you going to ask about this? Suggestions. DC just received the same message and a 3.6 from Deal. I heard that they are trying to figure out ways to get more kids from Wards 7 and 8 and this new admissions policy was supposed to help them achieve their "diversity" goals.[/quote]

Does anybody know what the cut-off was for grades? Did they take anything else into account such as which ward you live in?[/quote]

There was no grade cut-off, 3.0 + GPA were all eligible to apply. The cut off was the top 500, maybe there were 500 kids with a 4.0. That's all that's been documented.[/quote]

No, I know a number of kids who had less than a 4.0 that got an interview.  Three of my son's friends.  One just above a 3.6 so the cut-off was probably a 3.6XX something.  The 4.0 situation is a mistake.  [/quote]

My point was that nobody really knows so, great that all those kids got interviews! Had there been 500 kids with 4.0 GPAs that applied, they would not have gotten one.  Therefore, the point stands - nobody knows what the cut-off was for grades.[/quote]

Yes, nobody knows the cut-off for grades but it wasn't a 4.0.  It was somewhere between high 3.6 and 3.7 based on the kids I know (many) who received interviews.  Walls did not receive 500 applications with a 3.9 or 4.0. [/quote]

Was the 4.0 for the whole seventh grade year?[/quote]

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