Anonymous
Post 02/22/2024 21:00     Subject: Re:SWW - when do notices go out about interviews?
Anonymous wrote:It is strange that a school with absolutely no dress code has strict instructions on what to wear to the interview.


Agreed. This reeks of some random decciaion made by one person in a vacuum who didn't consult others. I used to work with a woman who saw herself as the company hostess who planned all the all staff events, never asking what other people like (be it food or activities) and foisted her opinions and preferences on everyone. I would bet money that sort of person at SWW threw in the dress for success crap.
Anonymous
Post 02/22/2024 20:41     Subject: Re:SWW - when do notices go out about interviews?
Anonymous wrote:It is strange that a school with absolutely no dress code has strict instructions on what to wear to the interview.


Agreed. Was there a dress code for interviews last year?
Anonymous
Post 02/22/2024 20:31     Subject: Re:SWW - when do notices go out about interviews?
It is strange that a school with absolutely no dress code has strict instructions on what to wear to the interview.
Anonymous
Post 02/22/2024 20:21     Subject: SWW - when do notices go out about interviews?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:My kid’s interview is Saturday morning - got the confirmation a few minutes ago. Love the “dress for success” suggestions (no tennis shoes) with 36 hours notice. And talk about gate-keeping…


Right? Agree that you should dress for success, but they're 13, FFS, and we're not all made of $$. This school is ridiculous.


What's the problem? Latest iPhone, $200 sneakers, and a bunch of other material things that no one can pronounce. But mad at a school asking you to have your kid dress decently. Doesn't take a lot of money to look presentable.


Congrats on the straw man argument.

Signed,
Someone whose teenager is STRESSED about whether they have something appropriate to wear on Saturday given the quite explicit parameters the school has provided.
Anonymous
Post 02/22/2024 20:14     Subject: SWW - when do notices go out about interviews?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:My kid’s interview is Saturday morning - got the confirmation a few minutes ago. Love the “dress for success” suggestions (no tennis shoes) with 36 hours notice. And talk about gate-keeping…


Right? Agree that you should dress for success, but they're 13, FFS, and we're not all made of $$. This school is ridiculous.


What's the problem? Latest iPhone, $200 sneakers, and a bunch of other material things that no one can pronounce. But mad at a school asking you to have your kid dress decently. Doesn't take a lot of money to look presentable.
Anonymous
Post 02/22/2024 20:06     Subject: SWW - when do notices go out about interviews?
Anonymous wrote:In terms of dealing with prospective students, the contrast between SWW and McKinley could not be more stark. McKinley sent out the same dress for success message, but it was "look your best." They also spent over two hours there. It felt like they were invested in getting to know the students.

Are we supposed to be charmed by the elitism at SWW? Maybe it will feel different on the day, but this whole process has felt gross from beginning to end and I hate that my kid wants to go there. And I hate that I feel that way because there are a lot of kids who deserve to go there and won't get that shot and it seems super arbitrary.


You are experiencing the difference in parents that the admins have to deal with on a daily basis.
Anonymous
Post 02/22/2024 19:50     Subject: SWW - when do notices go out about interviews?
Anonymous wrote:In terms of dealing with prospective students, the contrast between SWW and McKinley could not be more stark. McKinley sent out the same dress for success message, but it was "look your best." They also spent over two hours there. It felt like they were invested in getting to know the students.

Are we supposed to be charmed by the elitism at SWW? Maybe it will feel different on the day, but this whole process has felt gross from beginning to end and I hate that my kid wants to go there. And I hate that I feel that way because there are a lot of kids who deserve to go there and won't get that shot and it seems super arbitrary.


This seems a little extreme and shortsighted. Yes the opaque process is a nightmare and incredibly frustrating - you have very little control over whether your kid gets an interview/gets in. But, it is a nice school if/when you get there. Pretty uniformly great cohort of kids more than anything - which is huge in DCPS (or at any school, really).
Anonymous
Post 02/22/2024 19:36     Subject: SWW - when do notices go out about interviews?
In terms of dealing with prospective students, the contrast between SWW and McKinley could not be more stark. McKinley sent out the same dress for success message, but it was "look your best." They also spent over two hours there. It felt like they were invested in getting to know the students.

Are we supposed to be charmed by the elitism at SWW? Maybe it will feel different on the day, but this whole process has felt gross from beginning to end and I hate that my kid wants to go there. And I hate that I feel that way because there are a lot of kids who deserve to go there and won't get that shot and it seems super arbitrary.
Anonymous
Post 02/22/2024 19:22     Subject: SWW - when do notices go out about interviews?
And to think only half of the kids who are scrambling to dress nicely and show up for a interview will get offered a spot
Anonymous
Post 02/22/2024 19:22     Subject: SWW - when do notices go out about interviews?
Here's what I will say. Banneker emailed about the scheduled interview 8 days in advance. Provided a phone number to call if the scheduled date did not work. Did not tell my kid how to dress. And was very organized on site.

So yeah, I'll complain. Especially given the CITY'S stated goal to make Walls less white.
Anonymous
Post 02/22/2024 19:12     Subject: Re:SWW - when do notices go out about interviews?
You people will complain about literally everything. First it’s GPA. Then it’s recommendations. Deal sucks. Oh wait Hardy teachers didn’t know to be effusive, and oh no! now I have to buy shoes for my kid. What’s next? You have to metro to Walls for the interview because they aren’t good enough to send a car?
Anonymous
Post 02/22/2024 19:06     Subject: SWW - when do notices go out about interviews?
Anonymous wrote:My kid’s interview is Saturday morning - got the confirmation a few minutes ago. Love the “dress for success” suggestions (no tennis shoes) with 36 hours notice. And talk about gate-keeping…


Still waiting over here….
Anonymous
Post 02/22/2024 19:06     Subject: SWW - when do notices go out about interviews?
Anonymous wrote:My kid’s interview is Saturday morning - got the confirmation a few minutes ago. Love the “dress for success” suggestions (no tennis shoes) with 36 hours notice. And talk about gate-keeping…


Right? Agree that you should dress for success, but they're 13, FFS, and we're not all made of $$. This school is ridiculous.
Anonymous
Post 02/22/2024 18:59     Subject: SWW - when do notices go out about interviews?
My kid’s interview is Saturday morning - got the confirmation a few minutes ago. Love the “dress for success” suggestions (no tennis shoes) with 36 hours notice. And talk about gate-keeping…
Anonymous
Post 02/22/2024 18:46     Subject: SWW - when do notices go out about interviews?
Anonymous wrote:What if a child applied that was homeschooled? How could recommendation letters be evaluated if its essentially written by the parent?


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