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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]NP.  I object to Walls eliminating testing because it's an objective measurement of achievement.  More objective than GPA from such a wide variety of schools (nobody can seriously argue that a GPA of 3.7 out of Jefferson is the same as a GPA of 3.7 out of BASIS) and certainly more objective than the ridiculous Walls interview process.

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Ok, so you won't be applying and staying at your present school. Of course a lot of privates are going test optional, also. So I guess you'll strike them off too.

There are a lot of great students that aren't great test takers and vice-versa. Not to mention kids with IEPs. Some schools may be harder than others just like some teachers may grade harder. None of it is perfect. [/quote]

Students with IEPs got accommodations on testing. Then again, Walls has no IEP coordinator and reports hardly any students with IEPs so draw your own conclusions there.  The private schools definitely don't settle for a 10 minute zoom interview - they have a comprehensive admissions process. Nothing remotely comparable to the BS process at Walls.

The Walls test wasn't a great indicator but it was at least the same for all test takers and a reasonable barometer absent a more comprehensive admissions process.  DCPS does a terrible job of promoting Walls as an option to students EOTR, even ones who could have passed the test and could handle the work load (ie charter/private/parochial students from Wards 7/8).  DCPS is ambivalent about test-in schools in general and would never provide the necessary support for an admissions process akin to privates.  They're deluded enough to think families shut out will just enroll at Coolidge, Dunbar or Eastern.[/quote]

I doubt you have applied to a private school. It's not as comprehensive as you think-10 minutes with kid/10 minutes with parents plus an essay in some cases. Some care about standardized testing and some don't. Privates are mostly concerned with "fit". Most of the time they already know who they want.

EOTR is just an awful commute to Walls and that's a bigger factor. It's even bad from some parts of Northwest. A real city magnet program is the only answer. DC has the highest percentage of students in privates in the country-27% or somewhere close. There will be a tipping point but not sure what it will be.

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