What time today?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:Also wondering if there is any advantage to enrolling more quickly if you have siblings and only one gets in during the initial lottery. Will that get the second sibling (in my case, twins) onto the wait list sooner, and give you a better chance to get in during the time while others might still be deciding whether to enroll?

Yes. Their preference will change from sibling accepted to sibling enrolled.

Does the sibling enrolled category get ranked by WL number or by date of enrollment, though?

I think it could help, OP, in a perfect storm scenario. There would have to be two older siblings, with younger siblings in the same grade, and the offer would have to go out in the window of time before one of the kids qualifies for sibling enrolled preference. But the likelihood of that actually happening is low, and the likelihood of the slower family getting an offer eventually is high. So I wouldn't sweat it too hard.

I don't think time you enrolled the sibling would matter -- whenever the status changes from "sibling accepted" to "sibling enrolled," your other sibling would move up on the wait list to wherever their overall number puts them in that category. As long as you did all this by the enrollment deadline, no one else could pip you to a spot you'd otherwise be able to get, because no one else would be able to enroll formally, either, right?

Sibling enrolled is a higher preference than sibling accepted.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Also wondering if there is any advantage to enrolling more quickly if you have siblings and only one gets in during the initial lottery. Will that get the second sibling (in my case, twins) onto the wait list sooner, and give you a better chance to get in during the time while others might still be deciding whether to enroll?

Yes. Their preference will change from sibling accepted to sibling enrolled.

Does the sibling enrolled category get ranked by WL number or by date of enrollment, though?

I think it could help, OP, in a perfect storm scenario. There would have to be two older siblings, with younger siblings in the same grade, and the offer would have to go out in the window of time before one of the kids qualifies for sibling enrolled preference. But the likelihood of that actually happening is low, and the likelihood of the slower family getting an offer eventually is high. So I wouldn't sweat it too hard.

I don't think time you enrolled the sibling would matter -- whenever the status changes from "sibling accepted" to "sibling enrolled," your other sibling would move up on the wait list to wherever their overall number puts them in that category. As long as you did all this by the enrollment deadline, no one else could pip you to a spot you'd otherwise be able to get, because no one else would be able to enroll formally, either, right?

I'm not sure that's right. If someone else enrolls a sibling first and moves up the waitlist, they might then get that spot before you, if you wait to enroll and get the other kid sibling status. The odds would be pretty slim, but not nonexistent.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you get in at a school, is there usually a set timeframe where you have to let a school know your decision or does it vary school by school? Wondering about Basis, in particular.

Enrollment deadline for all schools is May 1. After that you lose your spot. Including at your current school, unless it’s your neighborhood school.

[Anonymous]

Since you have to give the student’s ID if already in a school, does the current school get to see what schools you’re applying to before you inform them of your choice? Does the current school treat you differently or limit any services when they get the notice that you are leaving the school? Or is it more of a sigh of relief that you’re leaving? Should you wait to closer to the acceptance due date to let the current school know you’re leaving? By the way, do schools ask you why you’re leaving and maybe make you feel uncomfortable or like a traitor? Is there data compiled on what schools lose students and where those students go? Curious.

[Anonymous]

Help! I'm losing my mind! Went to check in to myschoolDC account to make sure i recall login and password and CANNOT FIND THE LOG IN PAGE ANYWHERE. am i blind?? ay yi yi.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Help! I'm losing my mind! Went to check in to myschoolDC account to make sure i recall login and password and CANNOT FIND THE LOG IN PAGE ANYWHERE. am i blind?? ay yi yi.

I can't find it either! I assume that it will reappear once the results are up, but can anyone who has done the lottery before confirm that?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Help! I'm losing my mind! Went to check in to myschoolDC account to make sure i recall login and password and CANNOT FIND THE LOG IN PAGE ANYWHERE. am i blind?? ay yi yi.

I can't find it either! I assume that it will reappear once the results are up, but can anyone who has done the lottery before confirm that?

Correct.

[Anonymous]

oh. well in the mean time, parents across dc will be going through every tab on the site like i just did, also wondering if they have lost their minds. thanks, myschooldc!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:oh. well in the mean time, parents across dc will be going through every tab on the site like i just did, also wondering if they have lost their minds. thanks, myschooldc!

Not sure there's anything myschooldc could do to keep parents from losing their minds right noe (my spouse and me included).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:oh. well in the mean time, parents across dc will be going through every tab on the site like i just did, also wondering if they have lost their minds. thanks, myschooldc!

Not sure there's anything myschooldc could do to keep parents from losing their minds right noe (my spouse and me included).

Speaking of which, what are folks best ideas to pass this anxiety-inducing time?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:oh. well in the mean time, parents across dc will be going through every tab on the site like i just did, also wondering if they have lost their minds. thanks, myschooldc!

Not sure there's anything myschooldc could do to keep parents from losing their minds right noe (my spouse and me included).

Speaking of which, what are folks best ideas to pass this anxiety-inducing time?

Drink.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:oh. well in the mean time, parents across dc will be going through every tab on the site like i just did, also wondering if they have lost their minds. thanks, myschooldc!

Not sure there's anything myschooldc could do to keep parents from losing their minds right noe (my spouse and me included).

Speaking of which, what are folks best ideas to pass this anxiety-inducing time?

Drink.

LOLOL you all are hilarious!!! I too am losing my mind!!!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If this year is similar to the last two, the results may be up between 10 and 11 pm.

Good luck!

They never say they will post early, though.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If this year is similar to the last two, the results may be up between 10 and 11 pm.

Good luck!

They never say they will post early, though.

The log in button should show up when the results are up.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:oh. well in the mean time, parents across dc will be going through every tab on the site like i just did, also wondering if they have lost their minds. thanks, myschooldc!

Not sure there's anything myschooldc could do to keep parents from losing their minds right noe (my spouse and me included).

Speaking of which, what are folks best ideas to pass this anxiety-inducing time?

If you WOH, this is a good time to stop by your co-worker's desk. At least, that sort of think distracted me a few years ago.

I feel like a veteran with only a 6yo. You'll find something that works out in coming months, even if not your first choice. Good luck, all!