So let's talk waitlists....

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HJFranks wrote:Does anyone know about my chances for EW Stokes, 2nd grade, at #22?

No chance I think. Stokes has little to no attrition and those are the only spaces available at 2nd grade.

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I am in the 60s at Stokes for PK3. Any chance at all?

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Anonymous wrote:For PK3: #8 at YY, #25 at MV. What are chances??

Good for both

Isn't the MV PK3 class entirely filled with sibs? That's what they told us at the Open House.

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Anonymous wrote:For PK4: #63 at Capital City, in the 40s for Bancroft, Powell, Shepherd Shining Stars, Bridges, #89 at Hearst for PK4. Any hope for any of them, especially Capital City or Hearst?

Def not Cap City or Hearst. Maybe Bridges.

Also maybe SS.

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anyone know far two rivers 4th moved last year? we are #17 pk3 - good chance?

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Anonymous wrote:How far down the waitlist can one hope to get into Bridges?

Historically, Bridges has gone very deep into the WL. People could count on getting in with numbers in the 80s or 90s. The location and facility and multiple campuses was a turn off for many.

That's very likely to change with the new building. The issues which held them back for so long are finally being addressed.

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We're 44 at Ross. Any chance?

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Anonymous wrote:Why do some wait lists (e.g. Bridges) move so much and others don't?

Because Bridges is thought to be a great school, but people really hate its neighborhood, facility, and multiple campuses.

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Anonymous wrote:We're 44 at Ross. Any chance?

No

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We're 44 at Ross. Any chance?

No

That's what I thought.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For PK3: #8 at YY, #25 at MV. What are chances??

Good for both

YYs class will have a lot of sibs, so they will definitely enroll. You have to hope 8 people who ranked them 1st (or very high) will change their minds. It could happen, but I would not bet on it. The WL has been known to not budge.

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Anonymous wrote:My lowest waitlist number was 158 at my 1st choice. Got matched with 8th choice. Everything else high waitlist numbers even into the 300's. Should I just accept my match and move on. 1st choice was Cap City.

Accept the match. You'll stay on the wait lists at your higher ranked schools. If things shift this spring/summer you can change.

Yep. To the OP: we are in the same boat as you are. We'll enroll in our matched school and expect to be there unless our higher ranked choices go deep into their waitlists. :\

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So could I potentially count on Bridges with my #15 WL spot for PK4?

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Anonymous wrote:So could I potentially count on Bridges with my #15 WL spot for PK4?

I would guess yes. I don't know how deep they went for PreK4 this past year. But (presumably) spots available were based on the parent response. I'm guessing parents who were playing the lottery for elsewhere indicated they were returning or weren't certain, and their spot wasn't offered, but anyone who got what they wanted out of the lottery would now move. There are likely other people hedging their bets on their response and/or those still trying to figure out what's workable - Bridges has contemplated, but not finalized, transportation for next year, for example, so that might be a deciding factor for people (I'm totally guessing at this point). Given the movement in pre-k 3 (up the 80s I think?) I'd expect some movement for pre K 4 too, and 15 seems well within the realm of possibly. Note I'm just conjecturing though. Not sure if they'd be willing to tell you how far they went into the list last year, but might not hurt to ask?

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Anonymous wrote:How far down the waitlist can one hope to get into Bridges?

Historically, Bridges has gone very deep into the WL. People could count on getting in with numbers in the 80s or 90s. The location and facility and multiple campuses was a turn off for many.

That's very likely to change with the new building. The issues which held them back for so long are finally being addressed.

Yeah but location is on other side of town.