Swami Returns

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:When will people learn not to debate others’ choices in the swami thread? The posters are not asking for random critiques. Let the swami do what the swami does please.

Swami seems to have wandered off and many lists remain un-Swamied.

That's because this thread is full of petty A.F. b*tches and Swami is tired our *sses. (I assume. I have no telepathic communication with Swami.) Hope she's off enjoying a latte and fancy chocolate egg somewhere.

If you want her back, BEHAVE!

Are you crazy? Swami is fun but it's just someone with a bit of knowledge making predictions. Chill the f out. And if someone is posting their list on here, EXPECT JUDGMENT (especially if it makes zero sense).

Swami says chocolate really isn't my thing... do you have some queso?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Applied for PK3 with no sib preference. Already got into LAMB (!). Will relocate if necessary for school (that’s why the schools are geographically all over the place).


Mundo Verde
Two Rivers 4th Street
Two Rivers @ Young
Inspired Teaching
Creative Minds International
Stokes
DC Bilingual
Maury (IB preference)
School-Within-School
Cap Hill Montessori

Swami thinks you will move to Virginia before 2020.

Thank you, Swami, but ouch that smarts .

[Anonymous]

PK3. Not sure we want to move kid from daycare. Hate charter schools.

1. Cap Hill Montessori
2. Takoma EC (our in-bound)

Swami, pls predict!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:PK3. Not sure we want to move kid from daycare. Hate charter schools.

1. Cap Hill Montessori
2. Takoma EC (our in-bound)

Swami, pls predict!

Swami says you'll get into TEC, stay at your daycare, and have a soul searching convo in your family about what is a charter vs. voucher school as you track all DCPCSB actions for the next year. You'll eventually move across the border, live in TKPK and vote for the Bernie endorsed candidate for all elections from here on out.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:PK3. Not sure we want to move kid from daycare. Hate charter schools.

1. Cap Hill Montessori
2. Takoma EC (our in-bound)

Swami, pls predict!

Swami says you'll get into TEC, stay at your daycare, and have a soul searching convo in your family about what is a charter vs. voucher school as you track all DCPCSB actions for the next year. You'll eventually move across the border, live in TKPK and vote for the Bernie endorsed candidate for all elections from here on out.

lol

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Applied for PK3 with no sib preference. Already got into LAMB (!). Will relocate if necessary for school (that’s why the schools are geographically all over the place).


Mundo Verde
Two Rivers 4th Street
Two Rivers @ Young
Inspired Teaching
Creative Minds International
Stokes
DC Bilingual
Maury (IB preference)
School-Within-School
Cap Hill Montessori

Swami thinks you will move to Virginia before 2020.

nice one

[Anonymous]

PreK3; can stay at daycare another year but would prefer to move, waitlisted at SFF

TR-Young
TR-4th
SWS
Van Ness
Stokes Brookland- Spanish
Stokes Brookland-French
Lee
Stokes EE-Spanish
Stokes EE- French
Cap City
JO Wilson
Tyler Dual Language

Thank you!

[Anonymous]

Hi Swami - Thanks for making waiting time more fun!

We're PK3, no sib preference but do have a good back up option if this all falls through. Already struck out on the WL #208 at LAMB and in the 60s at Bethune. We aren't holding out hope for either of those but. as you can see, we prefer dual language.

1. DC Bilingual
2. Shepherd
3. Mundo Verde
4. Powell Dual lang
5. Bancroft
6. EL Haynes
7. CMI
8. Takoma EC
9. Capital City
10. Breakthrough
11. Center City Brightwood
12. Whittier (IB)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hi Swami - Thanks for making waiting time more fun!

We're PK3, no sib preference but do have a good back up option if this all falls through. Already struck out on the WL #208 at LAMB and in the 60s at Bethune. We aren't holding out hope for either of those but. as you can see, we prefer dual language.

1. DC Bilingual
2. Shepherd
3. Mundo Verde
4. Powell Dual lang
5. Bancroft
6. EL Haynes
7. CMI
8. Takoma EC
9. Capital City
10. Breakthrough
11. Center City Brightwood
12. Whittier (IB)

I think I’m your neighbor and waitlist twin on both LAMB and Bethune. FYI, many people on this board say you can get into Bethune from a WL spot in the 70s, so don’t give up hope.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Military. Would be fine at IB but also trying for schools near work and JBAB bus schools.

K, no sibiling

Van Ness
Hyde
Eagle Riverfront
Langley

Swami says you will get into Eagle on pull, stick with Leckie for the time being, but get into Van Ness by August when all the Maury kids peel out.

That would work for me thanks swami!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Does Swami adjudicate marital lottery disputes? Here is our list, for PK3, IB at Noyes.

1. Yu Ying
2. Stokes Spanish
3. Stokes French
4. Mundo Verde
5. Inspired Teaching
6. Lee
7. Two Rivers 4th
8. Two Rivers Young
9. Shining Stars
10. JO Wilson
11. Bruce-Monroe (English dominant)
12. Langley

DH believes that not listing Noyes, our IB, is a good plan because we can add it back right after the lottery and would jump the list. I would have preferred to eliminate Bruce-Monroe as too unlikely and keep Noyes to avoid the uncertainty. What does Swami think?

Swami thinks this is the only thing your husband has been right about in some time, and you will have a terrible pull, add Noyes, and by the end of the summer end of enrolling at Noyes, then Langley (after hard conversation on whether it is that much better), and SSMA by August. Save a copy of your enrollment paperwork.

Thank you Swami! Langley is actually more convenient for us, so I think we would choose it. DH is not sold on SSMA, so we'll see.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hi Swami - Thanks for making waiting time more fun!

We're PK3, no sib preference but do have a good back up option if this all falls through. Already struck out on the WL #208 at LAMB and in the 60s at Bethune. We aren't holding out hope for either of those but. as you can see, we prefer dual language.

1. DC Bilingual
2. Shepherd
3. Mundo Verde
4. Powell Dual lang
5. Bancroft
6. EL Haynes
7. CMI
8. Takoma EC
9. Capital City
10. Breakthrough
11. Center City Brightwood
12. Whittier (IB)

I think I’m your neighbor and waitlist twin on both LAMB and Bethune. FYI, many people on this board say you can get into Bethune from a WL spot in the 70s, so don’t give up hope.

Why Shepherd #2 if you want dual language?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hi Swami - Thanks for making waiting time more fun!

We're PK3, no sib preference but do have a good back up option if this all falls through. Already struck out on the WL #208 at LAMB and in the 60s at Bethune. We aren't holding out hope for either of those but. as you can see, we prefer dual language.

1. DC Bilingual
2. Shepherd
3. Mundo Verde
4. Powell Dual lang
5. Bancroft
6. EL Haynes
7. CMI
8. Takoma EC
9. Capital City
10. Breakthrough
11. Center City Brightwood
12. Whittier (IB)

I think I’m your neighbor and waitlist twin on both LAMB and Bethune. FYI, many people on this board say you can get into Bethune from a WL spot in the 70s, so don’t give up hope.

Why Shepherd #2 if you want dual language?

+1. We are IB for Shepherd and it's a great little school in many ways, but I was wondering the same thing. There are language offerings at Shepherd, but not what you'd want if your goal is fluency.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I agree with 14:03. Seems way more common than people who specifically care about a specialty (other than immersion).

Disagree. It's obviously a list to avoid the great unwashed who populate most of DCPS.

[Anonymous]

PK3, no sibling preferences.

1. Inspired Teaching
2. Brent
3. Ludlow-Taylor
4. Two Rivers 4th
5. Shephard
6. Burroughs
7. Creative Minds
8. Ideal
9. Payne
10. Appletree CH
11. Van Ness
12. Noyes (IB, guaranteed entry)

TIA!