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There is a distinct difference between "reconfiguring" the standards and "lowering" the standards.

Indeed, the new admissions process resulted in a significantly [b]lower[/b] acceptance rate among the applicant pool and [b]a significantly higher average GPA among those initially offered admission[/b]. One imagines that that average GPA likely increased further once some initial offers were declined and spaces were granted to students on the wait list, especially if they were offered to students in the unallocated pool.

Wait for them to fail before you bury them. Engaging in speculation about 14 year olds failing because their race, culture, or background is not your is gross.[/quote]

In a normal year, I would agree with you.  The class of 2025 had both their 7th and 8th grade GPAs formed under covid, where the school gave tons of retakes, didn't penalize late work, and made it very easy generally for above average, somewhat motivated kids to get a lot of As.  Due to the virtual learning, it also would be super easy for kids to cheat and get As.  I wouldn't assume that for 2025 the higher GPA was due to the selection process and not due to the watering down of standards due to covid.  [/quote]

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