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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]All we know for sure is that as of right now there are 149 enrolled.  I imagine they plan to keep class at regular size - 150ish.  But at this point, they will only go to the waitlist if/when kids unenroll over the summer/before school starts to go elsewhere.  They also probably keep a spot or two open for people who move to DC before school starts - those kids are also eligible (if they have the grades) to interview and be offered a spot/placed on waitlist depending on their rubric score (grades plus interview).

Walls is probably always at this "fully enrolled" point at this time of year (June), and then typically by the end of August will have made another 15ish waitlist offers (as currently (as of June) enrolled kids unenroll to go elsewhere).  So if things follow the typical course, another 15-20 on the waitlist will be offered a spot by count day in October.

I know of at least one kid who enrolled at Walls but likely won't go (will stay at current school); if I know one, I'm sure there are several others like this as well, and I imagine this is always the case when you are dealing with a group of 150 humans.  [/quote]

Who goes through the effort of enrolling and then un-enrolling at Walls? Families IB for JR who want more time? Basis families are past the deadline, privates are past deposit deadline. Where else are people switching to at this point?[/quote]

Exactly. It doesn't seem smart to be on the fence at this point since JR kids are working on class registration and Walls' summer bridge is June 26-30. Anyone enrolled at Walls after that point will have to catch up on language and math placement, course scheduling, etc. JR is so large that waiting until the last minute to suddenly switch seems more problematic in terms of scheduling.  It's obviously doable but I don't see why anyone would purposefully wait if they really had no intent on attending Walls. And what is one really going to learn about JR in the next month that will make the decision for you? I could see if there are private school waitlists or sudden moves away from DC but not JR fence sitters.  [/quote]

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