Dilemma, younger sibling not waitlisted...

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Anonymous wrote:I'm really confused as to why you put a school first that wasn't your first choice.

Having said that, I thought there was some kind of policy that kids were kept on the waiting list at any school where a sibling was matched. So, if your oldest gets into MV, then your younger would go back on the WL and jump up to the spot on the bottom behind any wait listed little sibs, but before other kids. Call My School DC to check.

This is assuming that MV was on the younger's original list.

The youngest isn't waitlisted because the child was matched with a higher ranked school.

Right, the younger child presumably had a number at MV but then "lost" it when he was ranked. Is that right? In that case, I think he gets to go back on the waiting list when his sibling was matched. But I don't remember where I read that.

For sibling preference you have to rank older sibling's school #1 which elliminates you from being on WL at any other school. Rightfully so. If you know you want to get into the sibling's school you should rank #1. If you were having doubts, you should have ranked schools for #2 in true preference (and not used your sibling preference). That way sibling #2 will get fair shot at WLs and worst case would get bumped to the top of the sibling WL after the lottery if #1 stays enrolled. Just like DCI, you have to rank it #2 to guarantee you get a spot (if coming from a feeder). If you would prefer Latin over DCI, you would not use the feeder preference and rank Latin #1 and DCI #2.

Where does it say that you have to rank #1 to get sibling preference? I don't think that is right.

[Anonymous]

I just checked with MSDC, and they said that you do not have to rank a school #1 to get sibling preference at a school. You get it no matter where it is ranked. So OP's best option would have been to rank MV #1 for the younger child and her older child's current school as #2. The moral is ALWAYS RANK IN TRUE PREFERENCE ORDER.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I just checked with MSDC, and they said that you do not have to rank a school #1 to get sibling preference at a school. You get it no matter where it is ranked. So OP's best option would have been to rank MV #1 for the younger child and her older child's current school as #2. The moral is ALWAYS RANK IN TRUE PREFERENCE ORDER.

That's not what our charter told us. Sounds like there is some confusion.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I just checked with MSDC, and they said that you do not have to rank a school #1 to get sibling preference at a school. You get it no matter where it is ranked. So OP's best option would have been to rank MV #1 for the younger child and her older child's current school as #2. The moral is ALWAYS RANK IN TRUE PREFERENCE ORDER.

That's not what our charter told us. Sounds like there is some confusion.

What charter? They definitely misinformed you.

[Anonymous]

Charters have an incentive to mislead people on this point, and I think they do. For example, on the DCI website, they say, "if you rank a school above DCI and receive a spot at your preferred school, you will lose your preference or right to attend DCI." Well, hello, if you prefer another school and match there, why would you care about a preference at DCI anymore? So people read that as "if you rank a school above DCI, you will lose your preference or right to attend DCI." Which makes sense, but is false. You only "lose" your preference if you match at your preferred school.

[Anonymous]

Yes - what 17:51 says is right. If you prefer another school over the school the older sibling is in then that is your true preference and your ranking needs to reflect that. You do not need sibling preference in the number one spot because it is not actually where you want your child to go if your dream choice could come to fruition.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes - what 17:51 says is right. If you prefer another school over the school the older sibling is in then that is your true preference and your ranking needs to reflect that. You do not need sibling preference in the number one spot because it is not actually where you want your child to go if your dream choice could come to fruition.

And you would have gotten sibling preference if you put the school where you had it at #2

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I just checked with MSDC, and they said that you do not have to rank a school #1 to get sibling preference at a school. You get it no matter where it is ranked. So OP's best option would have been to rank MV #1 for the younger child and her older child's current school as #2. The moral is ALWAYS RANK IN TRUE PREFERENCE ORDER.

That's not what our charter told us. Sounds like there is some confusion.

What charter? They definitely misinformed you.

DCI feeder but it could have been confusion on my side.

[Anonymous]

I would call the hotline and try to get the younger kid at the back of the sibling Wait list as soon as the older one is enrolled. This early in the summer, you might have some chance of getting in by fall.

[Anonymous]

either way OP, congrats on a good WL number and I bet you will get the sibling in next year!

[Anonymous]

OP, here is what I would do. As of May 9th (the day after the Round 2 deadline), anyone can apply to any school. At that point, you'll be placed on the waitlist after those who applied in round 2. Apply for your younger child on May 9th for MV PK3. If your older child is offered a spot, take it, and know that once your younger child is on the waitlist, he will be pulled to the head of the waitlist because of sibling enrolled status. Even if your younger child doesn't get in this year, he almost certainly will in next year's lottery. Good luck!

[Anonymous]

Omg op I hope PP's advice works out for you!!

[Anonymous]

OP here, 10:10 is correct. I just have to apply and get on the waitlist for my PK3er and I would get "sibling accepted preference". Waiting on MV to call be back to make sure they will have a spot.

Myschooldc said it's up to the school to have my pk3er dis-enroll if the older sibling leave. There is hope!