Anonymous
Post 08/28/2018 14:19     Subject: Everyone admitted off of CAP waitlist?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Do those kids get out of doing the summer homework?


No. It was sent with the acceptance letter, with two weeks of summer vacation remaining.


Honestly, I would turn down the program. That is a ridiculous amount of work on such short notice.
Anonymous
Post 08/28/2018 14:03     Subject: Everyone admitted off of CAP waitlist?
Was this 10 kids or 50 kids?
Anonymous
Post 08/28/2018 13:53     Subject: Re:Everyone admitted off of CAP waitlist?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Weird - CAP is basically the back up magnet program. Its not as highly regarded as others and always draws deeply into the wait list. Usually the only students who get turned down are ones who shouldn't even be in a basic honors class.

Its not a bad thing to open the gates AS LONG as they DO NOT lower the grading standards. CAP has a reputation for actually grading work and is a good eye opener for many kids. Average kids can perform well IF they work hard which is why CAP is good. If the rigorous classes are only available to the smarter kids then the average kids never learn how to really work to succeed to compete with the naturally smart kids.

You see this in private school with legacy admits. The legacy admits are not as smart as the other students but many learn how to work really hard to keep up. This serves them well in college - almost better than the smart kids who haven't had the realization that not everything can come easy to them intellectually.


You are profoundly mistaken. CAP, while limited to DCC middle school students, is very popular and tough to get into. There are many kids at Eastern magnet each year who are very sad not to get admitted.


+1, I know highly qualified kids who were heartbroken when not accepted. PP is being a jerk.

Anyway, the immediate concern is how they ramp up the program on short notice. It only affects freshman teachers for now, but means changes in work loads without input.
Anonymous
Post 08/28/2018 13:45     Subject: Re:Everyone admitted off of CAP waitlist?
Anonymous wrote:Weird - CAP is basically the back up magnet program. Its not as highly regarded as others and always draws deeply into the wait list. Usually the only students who get turned down are ones who shouldn't even be in a basic honors class.

Its not a bad thing to open the gates AS LONG as they DO NOT lower the grading standards. CAP has a reputation for actually grading work and is a good eye opener for many kids. Average kids can perform well IF they work hard which is why CAP is good. If the rigorous classes are only available to the smarter kids then the average kids never learn how to really work to succeed to compete with the naturally smart kids.

You see this in private school with legacy admits. The legacy admits are not as smart as the other students but many learn how to work really hard to keep up. This serves them well in college - almost better than the smart kids who haven't had the realization that not everything can come easy to them intellectually.


You are profoundly mistaken. CAP, while limited to DCC middle school students, is very popular and tough to get into. There are many kids at Eastern magnet each year who are very sad not to get admitted.
Anonymous
Post 08/28/2018 13:34     Subject: Re:Everyone admitted off of CAP waitlist?
There will now be four classrooms, so there's a scheduling scramble--it was a county decision.
Anonymous
Post 08/28/2018 13:33     Subject: Re:Everyone admitted off of CAP waitlist?
Weird - CAP is basically the back up magnet program. Its not as highly regarded as others and always draws deeply into the wait list. Usually the only students who get turned down are ones who shouldn't even be in a basic honors class.

Its not a bad thing to open the gates AS LONG as they DO NOT lower the grading standards. CAP has a reputation for actually grading work and is a good eye opener for many kids. Average kids can perform well IF they work hard which is why CAP is good. If the rigorous classes are only available to the smarter kids then the average kids never learn how to really work to succeed to compete with the naturally smart kids.

You see this in private school with legacy admits. The legacy admits are not as smart as the other students but many learn how to work really hard to keep up. This serves them well in college - almost better than the smart kids who haven't had the realization that not everything can come easy to them intellectually.
Anonymous
Post 08/28/2018 13:25     Subject: Everyone admitted off of CAP waitlist?
Anonymous wrote:Do those kids get out of doing the summer homework?


No. It was sent with the acceptance letter, with two weeks of summer vacation remaining.
Anonymous
Post 08/28/2018 12:54     Subject: Re:Everyone admitted off of CAP waitlist?
Anonymous wrote:I don’t have the letter but it was something about the county having evaluated the application process and found the long-standing evaluation and selection protocol needs to be re-evaluated, so in light of potential impact all students still on the waitlist were invited to the program. I wonder if someone filed a serious complaint about the less-than-transparent selection process.


Why just CAP..why not SMAC and IB too?
Anonymous
Post 08/28/2018 12:53     Subject: Everyone admitted off of CAP waitlist?
Do those kids get out of doing the summer homework?
Anonymous
Post 08/28/2018 12:51     Subject: Re:Everyone admitted off of CAP waitlist?
I don’t have the letter but it was something about the county having evaluated the application process and found the long-standing evaluation and selection protocol needs to be re-evaluated, so in light of potential impact all students still on the waitlist were invited to the program. I wonder if someone filed a serious complaint about the less-than-transparent selection process.
Anonymous
Post 08/27/2018 22:09     Subject: Everyone admitted off of CAP waitlist?
It would really be helpful if one of the newly admitted families would post the pertinent content of the letter.
Anonymous
Post 08/27/2018 16:50     Subject: Re:Everyone admitted off of CAP waitlist?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I thought that CAP was easy to get in.


There are significantly more applicants than slots, what's your point?

I think they typically get over 200 applications for 75 spots so it is selective
Anonymous
Post 08/27/2018 16:08     Subject: Re:Everyone admitted off of CAP waitlist?
Anonymous wrote:I thought that CAP was easy to get in.


There are significantly more applicants than slots, what's your point?
Anonymous
Post 08/27/2018 14:32     Subject: Re:Everyone admitted off of CAP waitlist?
I thought that CAP was easy to get in.
Anonymous
Post 08/27/2018 13:38     Subject: Re:Everyone admitted off of CAP waitlist?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I thought they went pretty deep in to their wait list most years.

I'm also curious what the wording is that makes this sound like an expansion of the program.


They don't usually announce a week or so before school starts that everyone on the waitlist is now admitted. And, actually, based on previous threads on this forum it seems as tho very few kids got in off the waitlist in the spring.


I still don't understand what's unusual. Couldn't it just be that they depleted their waitlist this year, and maybe made a second round of offers later than usual? If for whatever reason there were only a couple people left on the waitlist, it seems reasonable to admit everyone. Is there any evidence the program has been expanded substantially? I'm not aware of an announcement like this in the past, but my impression is there's a lot more waitlist movement for CAP compared to other programs. Still curious what the actual language is.