Are kids getting dressed up for the interviews? Or is casual legging/jeans etc okay?

Kids are doing the interviews.
Who are they going to pick?
Cute kids, cool kids or anyone they can identify with.
I have a kid at walls and the admissions process is beyond ridiculous.
The test at least helped sort kids to some extent.
DCPS makes me want to bang my head against the wall. Who are these people running DCPS?

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Anonymous wrote:This is such a disgusting narrative that gets posted on every SWW thread. It does seem like it is being stated by someone (more than one person?) who is bitter that their child was not accepted. It infuriates me for the kids admitted, as it completely diminishes their acceptances, however I also feel really sorry for the kid(s) of this person/people. Are they being told that they didn't get in because they aren't good looking enough? I mean - wow!

Exactly. "You didn't have a shot because they chose the pretty kids."

Wrong. "Many of the 3-to-10-minute non-substantive interviews were conducted by horny teenagers who were judging candidates with the criterion 'whom do I want to hang out with,' and who not surprisingly picked a high percentage of applicants who they thought were 'hot.'"

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Anonymous wrote:This is such a disgusting narrative that gets posted on every SWW thread. It does seem like it is being stated by someone (more than one person?) who is bitter that their child was not accepted. It infuriates me for the kids admitted, as it completely diminishes their acceptances, however I also feel really sorry for the kid(s) of this person/people. Are they being told that they didn't get in because they aren't good looking enough? I mean - wow!

Diminishes how well deserved the acceptance is?

You are acting like the acceptance was actually based on merit.

Those kids were chosen by a 5 minute interview done by high schoolers. It wasn't merit. It was luck, chance, looks, chemistry, etc. It wasn't any merit vs. the kids with the same grades
who weren't admitted. The idea that it was merited should be diminished because it wasn't based on merit.

So you obviously have a lot of issues with the PROCESS of admissions, which I totally agree with you about, and think there are a lot of improvements that can and hopefully will be made. It is by no means perfect and I don't think anyone on any of these SWW threads has ever argued that. I do believe they are working on things and that there are ways to give feedback to both the school and to DCPS about this. What I don't understand is what your goal is in continuing to come on DCUM and insist that the kids who are there don't deserve to be there. It just looks really ugly and should just stop.

Anonymous wrote:This is such a disgusting narrative that gets posted on every SWW thread. It does seem like it is being stated by someone (more than one person?) who is bitter that their child was not accepted. It infuriates me for the kids admitted, as it completely diminishes their acceptances, however I also feel really sorry for the kid(s) of this person/people. Are they being told that they didn't get in because they aren't good looking enough? I mean - wow!

Exactly. "You didn't have a shot because they chose the pretty kids."

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Anonymous wrote:interviews are this coming saturday and the following saturday FYI. seems very soon for some interview invitations to still be sent.

How could they possibly interview 500 kids in two days?

Maybe the school is dispensing with the "interview" pretext this year and just lining them all up against a wall and picking the ones they like best? Might be more intellectually honest than a standard less 10 minute "interview".

i tell you, it's been about looks for the last 2 years.

As described to me (by one of the interviewers), it's more than just looks (although that helps). It's really who would they want to hang out with. Which is a really stupid way to be making admissions decisions.

Well, that is troubling. Do they get any training to do the interviews?

Have a kid there and didn't experience any of the drama posted. Don't believe most of the garbage posted. They seem to be coming up with excuses why their kid isn't admitted already. Pretty sad...

+1. My kid is unlikely to get an interview and I'm an alum. This is one of those reminders that we don't always get what we want. Our kids will all end up where they belong in the end.

Anonymous wrote:This is such a disgusting narrative that gets posted on every SWW thread. It does seem like it is being stated by someone (more than one person?) who is bitter that their child was not accepted. It infuriates me for the kids admitted, as it completely diminishes their acceptances, however I also feel really sorry for the kid(s) of this person/people. Are they being told that they didn't get in because they aren't good looking enough? I mean - wow!

Diminishes how well deserved the acceptance is?

You are acting like the acceptance was actually based on merit.

Those kids were chosen by a 5 minute interview done by high schoolers. It wasn't merit. It was luck, chance, looks, chemistry, etc. It wasn't any merit vs. the kids with the same grades
who weren't admitted. The idea that it was merited should be diminished because it wasn't based on merit.

This is such a disgusting narrative that gets posted on every SWW thread. It does seem like it is being stated by someone (more than one person?) who is bitter that their child was not accepted. It infuriates me for the kids admitted, as it completely diminishes their acceptances, however I also feel really sorry for the kid(s) of this person/people. Are they being told that they didn't get in because they aren't good looking enough? I mean - wow!

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:interviews are this coming saturday and the following saturday FYI. seems very soon for some interview invitations to still be sent.

How could they possibly interview 500 kids in two days?

Maybe the school is dispensing with the "interview" pretext this year and just lining them all up against a wall and picking the ones they like best? Might be more intellectually honest than a standard less 10 minute "interview".

i tell you, it's been about looks for the last 2 years.

As described to me (by one of the interviewers), it's more than just looks (although that helps). It's really who would they want to hang out with. Which is a really stupid way to be making admissions decisions.

Well, that is troubling. Do they get any training to do the interviews?

Have a kid there and didn't experience any of the drama posted. Don't believe most of the garbage posted. They seem to be coming up with excuses why their kid isn't admitted already. Pretty sad...

What is sad is that you believe that one 4.0 kid deserves/warrants a spot more than some other (4.0 kid) based on a 10 minute "interview." Just make it a lottery and call it a day.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:interviews are this coming saturday and the following saturday FYI. seems very soon for some interview invitations to still be sent.

How could they possibly interview 500 kids in two days?

Maybe the school is dispensing with the "interview" pretext this year and just lining them all up against a wall and picking the ones they like best? Might be more intellectually honest than a standard less 10 minute "interview".

i tell you, it's been about looks for the last 2 years.

As described to me (by one of the interviewers), it's more than just looks (although that helps). It's really who would they want to hang out with. Which is a really stupid way to be making admissions decisions.

Well, that is troubling. Do they get any training to do the interviews?

Have a kid there and didn't experience any of the drama posted. Don't believe most of the garbage posted. They seem to be coming up with excuses why their kid isn't admitted already. Pretty sad...

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:interviews are this coming saturday and the following saturday FYI. seems very soon for some interview invitations to still be sent.

How could they possibly interview 500 kids in two days?

Maybe the school is dispensing with the "interview" pretext this year and just lining them all up against a wall and picking the ones they like best? Might be more intellectually honest than a standard less 10 minute "interview".

i tell you, it's been about looks for the last 2 years.

As described to me (by one of the interviewers), it's more than just looks (although that helps). It's really who would they want to hang out with. Which is a really stupid way to be making admissions decisions.

Well, that is troubling. Do they get any training to do the interviews?

Read page 1 for the answer

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:interviews are this coming saturday and the following saturday FYI. seems very soon for some interview invitations to still be sent.

How could they possibly interview 500 kids in two days?

Maybe the school is dispensing with the "interview" pretext this year and just lining them all up against a wall and picking the ones they like best? Might be more intellectually honest than a standard less 10 minute "interview".

i tell you, it's been about looks for the last 2 years.

As described to me (by one of the interviewers), it's more than just looks (although that helps). It's really who would they want to hang out with. Which is a really stupid way to be making admissions decisions.

Well, that is troubling. Do they get any training to do the interviews?

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:interviews are this coming saturday and the following saturday FYI. seems very soon for some interview invitations to still be sent.

How could they possibly interview 500 kids in two days?

Maybe the school is dispensing with the "interview" pretext this year and just lining them all up against a wall and picking the ones they like best? Might be more intellectually honest than a standard less 10 minute "interview".

i tell you, it's been about looks for the last 2 years.

As described to me (by one of the interviewers), it's more than just looks (although that helps). It's really who would they want to hang out with. Which is a really stupid way to be making admissions decisions.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:interviews are this coming saturday and the following saturday FYI. seems very soon for some interview invitations to still be sent.

How could they possibly interview 500 kids in two days?

Maybe the school is dispensing with the "interview" pretext this year and just lining them all up against a wall and picking the ones they like best? Might be more intellectually honest than a standard less 10 minute "interview".

i tell you, it's been about looks for the last 2 years.

this is so gross. and it really undermines the students who have been accepted. Please stop with this or discuss your concerns with the school and DCPS directly.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:interviews are this coming saturday and the following saturday FYI. seems very soon for some interview invitations to still be sent.

How could they possibly interview 500 kids in two days?

Maybe the school is dispensing with the "interview" pretext this year and just lining them all up against a wall and picking the ones they like best? Might be more intellectually honest than a standard less 10 minute "interview".

i tell you, it's been about looks for the last 2 years.

I'm 1000% sure that's not the case..maybe you should have an eye exam like today