aps option waitlist policy

[Anonymous]

If you get an option seat and accept it, do you stay on the waitlist for another option school or do you release your option waitlist spot?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you get an option seat and accept it, do you stay on the waitlist for another option school or do you release your option waitlist spot?

You release all other spots

[Anonymous]

This is very clearly stated on the website.

[Anonymous]

If you select the option, however, you can always go to your assigned neighborhood school. Meaning that for most families who can’t decide by the deadline they accept because why not?

[Anonymous]

It's only really an issue for kids who get into Arl tech, but have a good HB waitlist number, or who get into Immersion but have a good waitlist number for ATS. Do you give up the sure thing option for a waitlist?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's only really an issue for kids who get into Arl tech, but have a good HB waitlist number, or who get into Immersion but have a good waitlist number for ATS. Do you give up the sure thing option for a waitlist?

that was our issue but decided to take the sure thing b/c ....I'm not much of a risk-taker.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you select the option, however, you can always go to your assigned neighborhood school. Meaning that for most families who can’t decide by the deadline they accept because why not?

That's what we're planning to do.

I do feel bad about taking a slot when we are undecided when I know that there are other students on the waitlist who would jump at the chance to take the slot. But this path preserves the most options (option school, neighborhood school, private school) for now. If we end up keeping the slot, then it worked out for the best. And if we end up declining the slot later, someone from the waitlist will happily take it. And we're not planning to wait until August to make a final decision; I suspect we'll do so within the next month or so (but not within the next seven days).