Lottery (and Waitlist) Swami 2019

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Hi Swami. Any chance of moving on these for PK4?

1 Mundo Verde Bilingual PCS - 8th Street NE Waitlisted - #72
2 E.W. Stokes – Brookland (Spanish Language Program) Waitlisted - #136
3 Mundo Verde Bilingual PCS - P Street NW Waitlisted - #148
4 DC Bilingual PCS Waitlisted - #166
5 E.W. Stokes – Brookland (French Language Program) Waitlisted - #88
6 Inspired Teaching Demonstration PCS Waitlisted - #90
7 Washington Yu Ying PCS Waitlisted - #150
8 School-Within-School Waitlisted - #209
9 Two Rivers PCS at Young Waitlisted - #59

Swami is apparently caught up in the College games, so we're going to have to help each other until .....

For this list, I say "no". You won't get anywhere. Possibly try your neighborhood school? Looks like you're in NE. Maybe try Langdon, Bunker Hill or Burroughs???

Langley and Seaton are both reasonably accessible via the 80-bus or G8, and both are not too hard to get into for PK4.

I wouldn't count out Mundo 8th. I think they're going to burn through their list pretty quickly.

You think MV8 is going to get through 148 on their waitlist? I know there's a lot of uncertainty, but that seems nuts! We're in the 130's for Pre-K 3 and I'll eat my shoe if we get an offer.

As of 3/31 they list 80 seats for prek3 and 96 for prek4. Previously, the admissions page indicated a range of seats (32-96 for prek4). It isn't clear if they admitted the low end of the range and will now go into their waitlist for the remainder.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Swami me please! I am assuming the chances of getting into anything but Langley of the WL are basically zero.


1. ITS - #133
2. TR 4th - #143
3. Lee Brookland - #102
4. E.L. Haynes - #78
5. Seaton - #54
6. Langdon Montessori - #28
7. CHM@Logan - #117
8. CMI - #73
9. Langley - #17
10. TR Young - #59
11. Burroughs - Match (enrollment pending)

Not swami...but what grade?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Swami me please! I am assuming the chances of getting into anything but Langley of the WL are basically zero.


1. ITS - #133
2. TR 4th - #143
3. Lee Brookland - #102
4. E.L. Haynes - #78
5. Seaton - #54
6. Langdon Montessori - #28
7. CHM@Logan - #117
8. CMI - #73
9. Langley - #17
10. TR Young - #59
11. Burroughs - Match (enrollment pending)

Not swami...but what grade?

That has to be pk3 and ouch! I still say you will get Langley but not sure why you would choose it over Burroughs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Swami me please! I am assuming the chances of getting into anything but Langley of the WL are basically zero.


1. ITS - #133
2. TR 4th - #143
3. Lee Brookland - #102
4. E.L. Haynes - #78
5. Seaton - #54
6. Langdon Montessori - #28
7. CHM@Logan - #117
8. CMI - #73
9. Langley - #17
10. TR Young - #59
11. Burroughs - Match (enrollment pending)

Not swami...but what grade?

That has to be pk3 and ouch! I still say you will get Langley but not sure why you would choose it over Burroughs.

Wow-- it looks like MV adding seats too a huge wack at WL length in the Ward 5 and Capitol Hill areas of the city. Your number was towards the end and CMI, Logan, etc would in the past put you in the late 200s or early 300s with this kind of draw. I guess that's "good" for the lottery? Providing seats where people want them?

[Anonymous]

Can someone predict ours? Swami? Anyone?

We are Prek3 and 10th on the waiting list for Yu Ying.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Swami me please! I am assuming the chances of getting into anything but Langley of the WL are basically zero.


1. ITS - #133
2. TR 4th - #143
3. Lee Brookland - #102
4. E.L. Haynes - #78
5. Seaton - #54
6. Langdon Montessori - #28
7. CHM@Logan - #117
8. CMI - #73
9. Langley - #17
10. TR Young - #59
11. Burroughs - Match (enrollment pending)

Not swami...but what grade?

That has to be pk3 and ouch! I still say you will get Langley but not sure why you would choose it over Burroughs.

Wow-- it looks like MV adding seats too a huge wack at WL length in the Ward 5 and Capitol Hill areas of the city. Your number was towards the end and CMI, Logan, etc would in the past put you in the late 200s or early 300s with this kind of draw. I guess that's "good" for the lottery? Providing seats where people want them?

If PK3, this is a decent pick. My kid is in the 300s for ITS and 200s for CMI.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Swami me please! I am assuming the chances of getting into anything but Langley of the WL are basically zero.


1. ITS - #133
2. TR 4th - #143
3. Lee Brookland - #102
4. E.L. Haynes - #78
5. Seaton - #54
6. Langdon Montessori - #28
7. CHM@Logan - #117
8. CMI - #73
9. Langley - #17
10. TR Young - #59
11. Burroughs - Match (enrollment pending)

Not swami...but what grade?

That has to be pk3 and ouch! I still say you will get Langley but not sure why you would choose it over Burroughs.

Wow-- it looks like MV adding seats too a huge wack at WL length in the Ward 5 and Capitol Hill areas of the city. Your number was towards the end and CMI, Logan, etc would in the past put you in the late 200s or early 300s with this kind of draw. I guess that's "good" for the lottery? Providing seats where people want them?

If PK3, this is a decent pick. My kid is in the 300s for ITS and 200s for CMI.

I’m the one with the lost. Yes, it was for PK3. My numbers suck, but they are actually way better than several other families, so I think they are mid range. Either way, it looks like the outcome will be similar to those with much worse numbers. For Langley vs Burroughs, the commute is better for Langley but I’m not particularly excited about either. TRY is below Langley just because the commute would be horrific accounting for our day care drop off.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Swami me please! I am assuming the chances of getting into anything but Langley of the WL are basically zero.


1. ITS - #133
2. TR 4th - #143
3. Lee Brookland - #102
4. E.L. Haynes - #78
5. Seaton - #54
6. Langdon Montessori - #28
7. CHM@Logan - #117
8. CMI - #73
9. Langley - #17
10. TR Young - #59
11. Burroughs - Match (enrollment pending)

Not swami...but what grade?

That has to be pk3 and ouch! I still say you will get Langley but not sure why you would choose it over Burroughs.

Wow-- it looks like MV adding seats too a huge wack at WL length in the Ward 5 and Capitol Hill areas of the city. Your number was towards the end and CMI, Logan, etc would in the past put you in the late 200s or early 300s with this kind of draw. I guess that's "good" for the lottery? Providing seats where people want them?

If PK3, this is a decent pick. My kid is in the 300s for ITS and 200s for CMI.

I’m the one with the lost. Yes, it was for PK3. My numbers suck, but they are actually way better than several other families, so I think they are mid range. Either way, it looks like the outcome will be similar to those with much worse numbers. For Langley vs Burroughs, the commute is better for Langley but I’m not particularly excited about either. TRY is below Langley just because the commute would be horrific accounting for our day care drop off.

Just came here to say that our list looks very very similar... see you at Burroughs?!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Swami me please! I am assuming the chances of getting into anything but Langley of the WL are basically zero.


1. ITS - #133
2. TR 4th - #143
3. Lee Brookland - #102
4. E.L. Haynes - #78
5. Seaton - #54
6. Langdon Montessori - #28
7. CHM@Logan - #117
8. CMI - #73
9. Langley - #17
10. TR Young - #59
11. Burroughs - Match (enrollment pending)

Not swami...but what grade?

That has to be pk3 and ouch! I still say you will get Langley but not sure why you would choose it over Burroughs.

Wow-- it looks like MV adding seats too a huge wack at WL length in the Ward 5 and Capitol Hill areas of the city. Your number was towards the end and CMI, Logan, etc would in the past put you in the late 200s or early 300s with this kind of draw. I guess that's "good" for the lottery? Providing seats where people want them?

If PK3, this is a decent pick. My kid is in the 300s for ITS and 200s for CMI.

I’m the one with the lost. Yes, it was for PK3. My numbers suck, but they are actually way better than several other families, so I think they are mid range. Either way, it looks like the outcome will be similar to those with much worse numbers. For Langley vs Burroughs, the commute is better for Langley but I’m not particularly excited about either. TRY is below Langley just because the commute would be horrific accounting for our day care drop off.

+1. We have very similar numbers for pre-k 3 for some of those schools and our number seems about average for our friends.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I am thrilled with our lottery results! I thank this forum for helping me understand how the system works and directing me towards the right resources to make my lists!

have PK3 and PK4 kids and am trying to decide between School-Within-School and Shining Stars Montessori.

We have a PK3 spot SWS with #3 on PK4 waiting list and a PK4 spot at SSM and #1 on waiting list for PK3.

I'm leaning towards SWS because its better for our work commute but in terms of day-to-day living with three young kids I'm wondering if Brookland is better. H Street/Capitol Hill have good access to the museums and restaurants but I'm not sure.

Any thoughts would be appreciated including if rolling the dice on SWS may be a losing bet. My girls are really close and I would strongly prefer they were at the same school. Thank you!!

Congrats on your good lottery number! I would talk to the front office person at SWS about the realistic odds of your pk4 kid getting off the waitlist at SWS. From what I have heard, there were a few pk4 kids waitlisted that have siblings already enrolled (not matched, but actually enrolled, thus they are higher on the waitlist than you. These families had an older child already at SWS and didn't have their pk3 child enrolled this year for various reasons). So, although #3 on the waitlist seems great, it may never move to a matched spot this year (and you are also competing with those other siblings for a K spot next year). This is an atypical year for Pk4 at SWS.

Thank you- this is really helpful! I had spoken with the school but am going to go in-person this week and try to better understand all the intricacies. We are also hustling to find a place to rent and sign a lease but still don't think we can meet residency requirements because we won't have a dc licences or utility bill by 5/1.

You only need one paystub. Don't need license or bill if you have a pay stub. Just change it with your HR asap after you sign your lease.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Swami me please! I am assuming the chances of getting into anything but Langley of the WL are basically zero.


1. ITS - #133
2. TR 4th - #143
3. Lee Brookland - #102
4. E.L. Haynes - #78
5. Seaton - #54
6. Langdon Montessori - #28
7. CHM@Logan - #117
8. CMI - #73
9. Langley - #17
10. TR Young - #59
11. Burroughs - Match (enrollment pending)

Not swami...but what grade?

That has to be pk3 and ouch! I still say you will get Langley but not sure why you would choose it over Burroughs.

Wow-- it looks like MV adding seats too a huge wack at WL length in the Ward 5 and Capitol Hill areas of the city. Your number was towards the end and CMI, Logan, etc would in the past put you in the late 200s or early 300s with this kind of draw. I guess that's "good" for the lottery? Providing seats where people want them?

If PK3, this is a decent pick. My kid is in the 300s for ITS and 200s for CMI.

I’m the one with the lost. Yes, it was for PK3. My numbers suck, but they are actually way better than several other families, so I think they are mid range. Either way, it looks like the outcome will be similar to those with much worse numbers. For Langley vs Burroughs, the commute is better for Langley but I’m not particularly excited about either. TRY is below Langley just because the commute would be horrific accounting for our day care drop off.

+1. We have very similar numbers for pre-k 3 for some of those schools and our number seems about average for our friends.

Agree- CHML waitlisted 283 so 117 is just north of halfway.

We got 201 at CHML and in the 300s at ITS

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Swami me please! I am assuming the chances of getting into anything but Langley of the WL are basically zero.


1. ITS - #133
2. TR 4th - #143
3. Lee Brookland - #102
4. E.L. Haynes - #78
5. Seaton - #54
6. Langdon Montessori - #28
7. CHM@Logan - #117
8. CMI - #73
9. Langley - #17
10. TR Young - #59
11. Burroughs - Match (enrollment pending)

Not swami...but what grade?

That has to be pk3 and ouch! I still say you will get Langley but not sure why you would choose it over Burroughs.

Wow-- it looks like MV adding seats too a huge wack at WL length in the Ward 5 and Capitol Hill areas of the city. Your number was towards the end and CMI, Logan, etc would in the past put you in the late 200s or early 300s with this kind of draw. I guess that's "good" for the lottery? Providing seats where people want them?

If PK3, this is a decent pick. My kid is in the 300s for ITS and 200s for CMI.

I’m the one with the lost. Yes, it was for PK3. My numbers suck, but they are actually way better than several other families, so I think they are mid range. Either way, it looks like the outcome will be similar to those with much worse numbers. For Langley vs Burroughs, the commute is better for Langley but I’m not particularly excited about either. TRY is below Langley just because the commute would be horrific accounting for our day care drop off.

It is just odd how you are 17 out of 20 at Langley but 54 out of 98 waitlisted at Seaton.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Swami me please! I am assuming the chances of getting into anything but Langley of the WL are basically zero.


1. ITS - #133
2. TR 4th - #143
3. Lee Brookland - #102
4. E.L. Haynes - #78
5. Seaton - #54
6. Langdon Montessori - #28
7. CHM@Logan - #117
8. CMI - #73
9. Langley - #17
10. TR Young - #59
11. Burroughs - Match (enrollment pending)

Not swami...but what grade?

That has to be pk3 and ouch! I still say you will get Langley but not sure why you would choose it over Burroughs.

Wow-- it looks like MV adding seats too a huge wack at WL length in the Ward 5 and Capitol Hill areas of the city. Your number was towards the end and CMI, Logan, etc would in the past put you in the late 200s or early 300s with this kind of draw. I guess that's "good" for the lottery? Providing seats where people want them?

If PK3, this is a decent pick. My kid is in the 300s for ITS and 200s for CMI.

I’m the one with the lost. Yes, it was for PK3. My numbers suck, but they are actually way better than several other families, so I think they are mid range. Either way, it looks like the outcome will be similar to those with much worse numbers. For Langley vs Burroughs, the commute is better for Langley but I’m not particularly excited about either. TRY is below Langley just because the commute would be horrific accounting for our day care drop off.

It is just odd how you are 17 out of 20 at Langley but 54 out of 98 waitlisted at Seaton.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am thrilled with our lottery results! I thank this forum for helping me understand how the system works and directing me towards the right resources to make my lists!

have PK3 and PK4 kids and am trying to decide between School-Within-School and Shining Stars Montessori.

We have a PK3 spot SWS with #3 on PK4 waiting list and a PK4 spot at SSM and #1 on waiting list for PK3.

I'm leaning towards SWS because its better for our work commute but in terms of day-to-day living with three young kids I'm wondering if Brookland is better. H Street/Capitol Hill have good access to the museums and restaurants but I'm not sure.

Any thoughts would be appreciated including if rolling the dice on SWS may be a losing bet. My girls are really close and I would strongly prefer they were at the same school. Thank you!!

Congrats on your good lottery number! I would talk to the front office person at SWS about the realistic odds of your pk4 kid getting off the waitlist at SWS. From what I have heard, there were a few pk4 kids waitlisted that have siblings already enrolled (not matched, but actually enrolled, thus they are higher on the waitlist than you. These families had an older child already at SWS and didn't have their pk3 child enrolled this year for various reasons). So, although #3 on the waitlist seems great, it may never move to a matched spot this year (and you are also competing with those other siblings for a K spot next year). This is an atypical year for Pk4 at SWS.

Thank you- this is really helpful! I had spoken with the school but am going to go in-person this week and try to better understand all the intricacies. We are also hustling to find a place to rent and sign a lease but still don't think we can meet residency requirements because we won't have a dc licences or utility bill by 5/1.

You only need one paystub. Don't need license or bill if you have a pay stub. Just change it with your HR asap after you sign your lease.

Note the paystub has to have a DC address and show withholding taxes being paid. https://osse.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/osse/publication/attachments/2019-20%20School%20Year%20DC%20Residency%20Verification%20Form_English.pdf
Paystub requires an address on it -- A valid pay stub issued within forty-five (45) days of providing proof of residency. Must contain the name of person enrolling the student or the name of the adult student showing his/her current DC home address and withholding of only DC personal income tax for the current tax year and no other states listed

PPP - have you seen these lottery results - will show you who is ahead of you on the WL. It appears all siblings got in and another 11 students https://enrolldcps.dc.gov/node/61

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:Swami me please! I am assuming the chances of getting into anything but Langley of the WL are basically zero.


1. ITS - #133
2. TR 4th - #143
3. Lee Brookland - #102
4. E.L. Haynes - #78
5. Seaton - #54
6. Langdon Montessori - #28
7. CHM@Logan - #117
8. CMI - #73
9. Langley - #17
10. TR Young - #59
11. Burroughs - Match (enrollment pending)

Not swami...but what grade?

That has to be pk3 and ouch! I still say you will get Langley but not sure why you would choose it over Burroughs.

Wow-- it looks like MV adding seats too a huge wack at WL length in the Ward 5 and Capitol Hill areas of the city. Your number was towards the end and CMI, Logan, etc would in the past put you in the late 200s or early 300s with this kind of draw. I guess that's "good" for the lottery? Providing seats where people want them?

If PK3, this is a decent pick. My kid is in the 300s for ITS and 200s for CMI.

I’m the one with the lost. Yes, it was for PK3. My numbers suck, but they are actually way better than several other families, so I think they are mid range. Either way, it looks like the outcome will be similar to those with much worse numbers. For Langley vs Burroughs, the commute is better for Langley but I’m not particularly excited about either. TRY is below Langley just because the commute would be horrific accounting for our day care drop off.

It is just odd how you are 17 out of 20 at Langley but 54 out of 98 waitlisted at Seaton.

How do you know what the total WL numbers are per school?