Short Waitlists data is up

[Anonymous]

Short Waitlists data is up:
https://www.myschooldc.org/short-waitlists

[Anonymous]

thanks -- so, if a school isn't in the list, does that mean they don't have any short lists across their grades?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:thanks -- so, if a school isn't in the list, does that mean they don't have any short lists across their grades?

Yes.

[Anonymous]

What's up with DCI having zero on the waitlist for 6th grade Spanish.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What's up with DCI having zero on the waitlist for 6th grade Spanish.

That's 6th grade Spanish only for graduates of Mundo Verde, so there shouldn't be anyone on the waitlist because there were enough seats offered to match all Mundo Verde graduates.

[Anonymous]

Is it weird that I'm proud of my IB for not being here, even though I put it last on my own list?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What's up with DCI having zero on the waitlist for 6th grade Spanish.

That's 6th grade Spanish only for graduates of Mundo Verde, so there shouldn't be anyone on the waitlist because there were enough seats offered to match all Mundo Verde graduates.

Yeah, but anyone can put their name down for DCI.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is it weird that I'm proud of my IB for not being here, even though I put it last on my own list?

No, it's totally normal to feel that way and the way the lottery works makes people put it last for strategic reasons.

Having said that, I don't really think this should be viewed as a "list of shame". If a school responds to a long waitlist or overcrowding by offering more capacity, resulting in a short waitlist, that is a good thing and reflects well on the school IMO.

[Anonymous]

All that chat about unfilled seats but this list shows only 10 kids on the waitlist at Ellington?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What's up with DCI having zero on the waitlist for 6th grade Spanish.

That's 6th grade Spanish only for graduates of Mundo Verde, so there shouldn't be anyone on the waitlist because there were enough seats offered to match all Mundo Verde graduates.

Yeah, but anyone can put their name down for DCI.

Yes but they wouldn't be on that particular waitlist. If you look here: https://public.tableau.com/app/profile/aaron2446/viz/MSDCSeatsandWaitlistOfferData_draft/MSDCPublicDisplay you'll see that there are multiple DCI Spanish waitlists. One for each feeder school and one for non-feeders. There were 162 kids waitlisted who didn't come from feeder schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:All that chat about unfilled seats but this list shows only 10 kids on the waitlist at Ellington?

The chat was about 9th? The waitlists shown are for 11th and 12th. Magnet high schools don’t always admit for upper grades on match day. They get the lower grades squared away and then move the waitlist for the upper grades if there’s space in the building. Same thing going on for Walls 12th.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What's up with DCI having zero on the waitlist for 6th grade Spanish.

That's 6th grade Spanish only for graduates of Mundo Verde, so there shouldn't be anyone on the waitlist because there were enough seats offered to match all Mundo Verde graduates.

I see zero on the waitlist of all the feeders.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What's up with DCI having zero on the waitlist for 6th grade Spanish.

That's 6th grade Spanish only for graduates of Mundo Verde, so there shouldn't be anyone on the waitlist because there were enough seats offered to match all Mundo Verde graduates.

I see zero on the waitlist of all the feeders.

Right. Because there are enough seats at DCI for all the feeder graduates, this year. That won't always be true in the future.

[Anonymous]

Wow, MV8 is on the list for first, second, and third grade. Guess everyone who wanted to go got in by kindergarten, and it's not appealing enough for families to trade up later.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wow, MV8 is on the list for first, second, and third grade. Guess everyone who wanted to go got in by kindergarten, and it's not appealing enough for families to trade up later.

Honestly starting immersion that late isn't a good idea.