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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Insane grade inflation in DCPS:
https://www.swwrookery.com/post/hugely-inflated-are-pandemic-era-grading-policies-doing-more-harm-than-good
A's are given for "any effort at all"

[b]SWW has fantastic college admissions again this year--better than any private.  This is what the DC private school kids are up against with their 
3.4's for working their a$$es off.  🙁

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Can you provide evidence for that?  [/quote]

They're probably the best in the DC for getting unhooked (white/Asian, non-legacy, non athletic recruit) kids into Ivies. This year I don't know exactly but it's probably as many as 10 kids. 
Some are on their Instagram, others I just know about.  In contrast, the Big 3s' are maybe getting in 2 of these kids per class this year.  I have a Big3 kid who attended DCPS until middle school
so we know Walls kids very well as many of my kid's friends attend Walls.  [/quote]

I know at least 4 kids at Walls in my son's class who have not posted that got Ivys.

Are you saying Walls is the best public school doing this?

Based on Instagram posts alone, Sidwell is sending 11 students to Ivies this year (and Ivy equivalents—MIT and U of C).  Sidwell also has 25 fewer students per grade than Walls.[/quote]

Then why the long thread bemoaning the SFS college outcomes? Which is it?
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Because I’m not the OP.  I’m simply asking a question.  Instagram posts show that Walls is sending 7 students to Ivies (I’m generously including Barnard).  Perhaps Walls is having “better” placement than some privates this years, but it’s certainly not better than Sidwell.[/quote][/quote]

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