Anonymous
05/04/2022 08:09
Subject: Walls admissions article in the Post
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:What did you hear?
Also, does anyone know if Walls has any plans to reinstate the test? My DC is a rising 8th grader and without the test I don't see any point of having him apply...if the requirements are absurd inflated DCPS grades and interviews, the advantage of Walls over Wilson (academically stronger peer group) will no longer be strong enough to make up for the disadvantages.
Privates don't test in so you're not considering them either? They accept some of the same DCPS inflated grades.
Yes, privates test in.
But this is the DCPS forum.
They do not test in. They may give assessment tests after admitted. That's the poster'a point--Will accept from a private but not SWW🤷🏽♂️
For high school admissions, local privates usually require an entrance exam - SSAT/ISEE/HSPT/SCAT/OLSAT or an in-house test - that they use for admissions and sometimes class placement.
I thought some were now at least provisionally test-optional (seeing as the point is to prep students for the Ivy League, which is now provisionally test optional).
Anonymous
05/04/2022 08:04
Subject: Walls admissions article in the Post
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:What did you hear?
Also, does anyone know if Walls has any plans to reinstate the test? My DC is a rising 8th grader and without the test I don't see any point of having him apply...if the requirements are absurd inflated DCPS grades and interviews, the advantage of Walls over Wilson (academically stronger peer group) will no longer be strong enough to make up for the disadvantages.
Privates don't test in so you're not considering them either? They accept some of the same DCPS inflated grades.
Yes, privates test in.
But this is the DCPS forum.
They do not test in. They may give assessment tests after admitted. That's the poster'a point--Will accept from a private but not SWW🤷🏽♂️
For high school admissions, local privates usually require an entrance exam - SSAT/ISEE/HSPT/SCAT/OLSAT or an in-house test - that they use for admissions and sometimes class placement.
Anonymous
05/04/2022 05:33
Subject: Walls admissions article in the Post
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:What did you hear?
Also, does anyone know if Walls has any plans to reinstate the test? My DC is a rising 8th grader and without the test I don't see any point of having him apply...if the requirements are absurd inflated DCPS grades and interviews, the advantage of Walls over Wilson (academically stronger peer group) will no longer be strong enough to make up for the disadvantages.
Privates don't test in so you're not considering them either? They accept some of the same DCPS inflated grades.
Yes, privates test in.
But this is the DCPS forum.
They do not test in. They may give assessment tests after admitted. That's the poster'a point--Will accept from a private but not SWW🤷🏽♂️
NP: You are incorrect. Some privates — eg, St Albans — administer their own test to *applicants*, while many privates require applicants to take the WISC or whatever age-appropriate standardized test.
Anonymous
05/03/2022 22:16
Subject: Walls admissions article in the Post
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:What did you hear?
Also, does anyone know if Walls has any plans to reinstate the test? My DC is a rising 8th grader and without the test I don't see any point of having him apply...if the requirements are absurd inflated DCPS grades and interviews, the advantage of Walls over Wilson (academically stronger peer group) will no longer be strong enough to make up for the disadvantages.
Privates don't test in so you're not considering them either? They accept some of the same DCPS inflated grades.
Yes, privates test in.
But this is the DCPS forum.
They do not test in. They may give assessment tests after admitted. That's the poster'a point--Will accept from a private but not SWW🤷🏽♂️
Anonymous
05/03/2022 19:35
Subject: Re:Walls admissions article in the Post
My kid didn’t have any students in the interview. Was that supposed to be standard?
Anonymous
05/03/2022 17:31
Subject: Re:Walls admissions article in the Post
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:There are no plans to reinstate the Walls admissions test. The Mayor doesn't want the rest to return. Short of a well-argued lawsuit on the part of the family of a highly competitive applicant, or applicants, who were denied admission, I can't see this changing.
I don't care so much about the test...I care about the arbitrary interview. Just use the GPA and do a lottery. The interview is where the lawsuit might come in. All sorts of weird crap came out of the interview process...
This. If you can’t/won’t have a test and a substantive interview, then just have a high GPA cutoff and a lottery with an at-risk set aside. The days of a rigorous admissions process at Walls are past.
High school kids chewing gum and rolling eyes during my kid's interview...not cool.
My kid’s interview was great - lovely faculty and engaged students - and they got in but I still think the lack of objective standards and transparency makes it a bad process.
Anonymous
05/03/2022 17:27
Subject: Re:Walls admissions article in the Post
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:There are no plans to reinstate the Walls admissions test. The Mayor doesn't want the rest to return. Short of a well-argued lawsuit on the part of the family of a highly competitive applicant, or applicants, who were denied admission, I can't see this changing.
I don't care so much about the test...I care about the arbitrary interview. Just use the GPA and do a lottery. The interview is where the lawsuit might come in. All sorts of weird crap came out of the interview process...
This. If you can’t/won’t have a test and a substantive interview, then just have a high GPA cutoff and a lottery with an at-risk set aside. The days of a rigorous admissions process at Walls are past.
High school kids chewing gum and rolling eyes during my kid's interview...not cool.
Anonymous
05/03/2022 16:43
Subject: Re:Walls admissions article in the Post
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:There are no plans to reinstate the Walls admissions test. The Mayor doesn't want the rest to return. Short of a well-argued lawsuit on the part of the family of a highly competitive applicant, or applicants, who were denied admission, I can't see this changing.
I don't care so much about the test...I care about the arbitrary interview. Just use the GPA and do a lottery. The interview is where the lawsuit might come in. All sorts of weird crap came out of the interview process...
This. If you can’t/won’t have a test and a substantive interview, then just have a high GPA cutoff and a lottery with an at-risk set aside. The days of a rigorous admissions process at Walls are past.
Anonymous
05/03/2022 14:51
Subject: Walls admissions article in the Post
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:What did you hear?
Also, does anyone know if Walls has any plans to reinstate the test? My DC is a rising 8th grader and without the test I don't see any point of having him apply...if the requirements are absurd inflated DCPS grades and interviews, the advantage of Walls over Wilson (academically stronger peer group) will no longer be strong enough to make up for the disadvantages.
Privates don't test in so you're not considering them either? They accept some of the same DCPS inflated grades.
Yes, privates test in.
But this is the DCPS forum.
Anonymous
05/03/2022 14:45
Subject: Walls admissions article in the Post
Anonymous wrote:What did you hear?
Also, does anyone know if Walls has any plans to reinstate the test? My DC is a rising 8th grader and without the test I don't see any point of having him apply...if the requirements are absurd inflated DCPS grades and interviews, the advantage of Walls over Wilson (academically stronger peer group) will no longer be strong enough to make up for the disadvantages.
Privates don't test in so you're not considering them either? They accept some of the same DCPS inflated grades.
Anonymous
05/03/2022 13:30
Subject: Re:Walls admissions article in the Post
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:There are no plans to reinstate the Walls admissions test. The Mayor doesn't want the rest to return. Short of a well-argued lawsuit on the part of the family of a highly competitive applicant, or applicants, who were denied admission, I can't see this changing.
I don't care so much about the test...I care about the arbitrary interview. Just use the GPA and do a lottery. The interview is where the lawsuit might come in. All sorts of weird crap came out of the interview process...
+1
Anonymous
05/03/2022 13:16
Subject: Re:Walls admissions article in the Post
Anonymous wrote:There are no plans to reinstate the Walls admissions test. The Mayor doesn't want the rest to return. Short of a well-argued lawsuit on the part of the family of a highly competitive applicant, or applicants, who were denied admission, I can't see this changing.
I don't care so much about the test...I care about the arbitrary interview. Just use the GPA and do a lottery. The interview is where the lawsuit might come in. All sorts of weird crap came out of the interview process...
Anonymous
05/03/2022 11:23
Subject: Re:Walls admissions article in the Post
There are no plans to reinstate the Walls admissions test. The Mayor doesn't want the rest to return. Short of a well-argued lawsuit on the part of the family of a highly competitive applicant, or applicants, who were denied admission, I can't see this changing.
Anonymous
05/03/2022 11:20
Subject: Walls admissions article in the Post
What did you hear?
Also, does anyone know if Walls has any plans to reinstate the test? My DC is a rising 8th grader and without the test I don't see any point of having him apply...if the requirements are absurd inflated DCPS grades and interviews, the advantage of Walls over Wilson (academically stronger peer group) will no longer be strong enough to make up for the disadvantages.
Also, does anyone know if Walls has any plans to reinstate the test? My DC is a rising 8th grader and without the test I don't see any point of having him apply...if the requirements are absurd inflated DCPS grades and interviews, the advantage of Walls over Wilson (academically stronger peer group) will no longer be strong enough to make up for the disadvantages.
Anonymous
05/03/2022 09:47
Subject: Re:Walls admissions article in the Post
To the previous poster who was prepping the FOIA request re: the Walls admissions process, may we get an update? The more I hear from other parents about interviewing disparities this spring, the more concerned I am about how the school's admissions are operating.