Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The process last year, as I understand it, had 4 criteria: 1. GPA (10%), 2. Two teacher recs (15% each)d, 3. Interviews (separately for student and family), and 4. Essay.

1 and 2 are submitted through MySchoolDC and determine whether the kid goes on to 3 and 4. My kid's GPA wouldn't have gotten them in any other year, but somehow they seem to have gotten decent teacher recs, which is equally mystifying bc he has ADHD and is surely a PIA student. In any case, he thus got invited to interview while several of his friends with much better grades or even all As didn't get the opportunity. So far he's been doing well with his 504, mainly bc he's found a group of really supportive friends who help each other, send out reminders, etc.

Good luck!

IMO, I think it’s crazy that teachers recommendations are weighted 3 times more than GPA just to advance.

That is crazy.

Is it the same this year?

Yes—the process is bonkers.