Lottery Swami Says

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For 1st grade:

SWS
Brent
Two Rivers (4th)
Inspired Teaching
CMI
MV
Yu Ying
Lafayette
Janney
Hearst
Stokes (French)
Shepherd

None IB.

Swami says you better have a backup plan. When results come out you will have some numbers in the 30s, you will feel good about how the ITS and CMI waitlists moved last year for 1st grade. You will be disappointed to see that doesn't happen again this year.

We are fine with our Hill ES for now. Haven't ever gotten an offer anywhere else!

[Anonymous]

Mundo Verde
Stokes Spanish
DC Bilingual
Stokes French
2 Rivers Young
2 Rivers 4th Street

And also LAMB
Rising Kindergartner

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Mundo Verde
Stokes Spanish
DC Bilingual
Stokes French
2 Rivers Young
2 Rivers 4th Street

And also LAMB
Rising Kindergartner

Swami thinks you will stay where you are. You will get off 2RY by count day, but after 72 hours of deciding, stay where you are.

[Anonymous]

For K:

Mundo Verde
Cap City
Creative Minds
Inspired Teaching

Any chance? And yes, we are ok with our IB as a back-up option.

[Anonymous]

OK Swami - what say you for this pre-k3 list?

Bancroft (in bounds)
Tubman
H.D. Cooke
Marie Reed (dual language)
Marie Reed (English only)
Garrison
Seaton
Cleveland (dual language)
Meridian PCS
AppleTree PCS (Columbia Heights)
Cleveland (English only)
Thomson

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:For K:

Mundo Verde
Cap City
Creative Minds
Inspired Teaching

Any chance? And yes, we are ok with our IB as a back-up option.

Swami says enjoy your backup, and work to be more than "ok" with it!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OK Swami - what say you for this pre-k3 list?

Bancroft (in bounds)
Tubman
H.D. Cooke
Marie Reed (dual language)
Marie Reed (English only)
Garrison
Seaton
Cleveland (dual language)
Meridian PCS
AppleTree PCS (Columbia Heights)
Cleveland (English only)
Thomson

Swami wants to know why you put so many schools on here that take no OOB in PK3, but also say you will get into Bancroft... by count day. It will stress you out all summer after you enroll at ATCH.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OK Swami - what say you for this pre-k3 list?

Bancroft (in bounds)
Tubman
H.D. Cooke
Marie Reed (dual language)
Marie Reed (English only)
Garrison
Seaton
Cleveland (dual language)
Meridian PCS
AppleTree PCS (Columbia Heights)
Cleveland (English only)
Thomson

Swami wants to know why you put so many schools on here that take no OOB in PK3, but also say you will get into Bancroft... by count day. It will stress you out all summer after you enroll at ATCH.

Swami edits because she had two glasses of wine tonight. IT will stress you out all summer after you enroll at ATCH on initial match, Garrison 15-20 days later, and then Bancroft, by count day.

[Anonymous]

Thanks Swami. All these schools (except the dual-language) had wait lists with a small number of in-boundary students, so a very high lottery draw would result in a high waitlist position as an OOB applicant and the possibility of admission off the waitlist. That is risky of course, which is why there are two safety schools toward the bottom. But generally I think your prediction is spot on.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Thanks Swami. All these schools (except the dual-language) had wait lists with a small number of in-boundary students, so a very high lottery draw would result in a high waitlist position as an OOB applicant and the possibility of admission off the waitlist. That is risky of course, which is why there are two safety schools toward the bottom. But generally I think your prediction is spot on.

Don't you think that if you had such a high draw, you'd get into your IB and everything else would fall off the list anyway?

[Anonymous]

That's funny.... I hadn't thought about that!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:That's funny.... I hadn't thought about that!

Seriously? Did you not read the MSDC FAQ?

[Anonymous]

The fall-off thing doesn't always kick in as it should.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The fall-off thing doesn't always kick in as it should.

When didn't it? That would be a massive fail of the system.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The fall-off thing doesn't always kick in as it should.

Huh? WTF are you talking about? If you get matched, you will not be waitlisted at any of the schools below on your list.