LAMB Waitlist

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am in the 20-30s waitlist spot range for both LAMB and DC Bilingual for PK3. I am interested to see if there is much overlap between the two waitlists, and if that makes the lists move a bit more as people get offered spots at one school and drop off the other school's waitlist. I assume others were interested in both schools and are probably waiting it out on both lists too.

For LAMB SD last year, I know of two other PK3 families that were enrolled at LAMB but got offers to DCB and decided to take those spots. I know one of the DCB offers was a ways after school started (maybe Oct 5?) and LAMB told the family they were no longer back-filing students at LAMB at that point. If LAMB does that again, I wouldn't expect to get into LAMB off the waitlist too far after school starts, but maybe you would at DCB? Who knows! We started at #9 for DCB, got up to #24 over the summer, and then got an offer to DCB a day before school started. In conclusion, there are definitely people who put both LAMB and DCB on waitlists.

Oh, wow! Sounds like DCB is a long shot then, even with (what I thought was) a pretty decent waitlist number. We have already seen our number increase (10+ spots!) since results day, so I am not feeling as optimistic as I was at first.

[Anonymous]

PK3 in 22-23 -
For DCB, we started at 38, went up to 55ish before school started and ended up at 6.
For Lamb 14th street we started at 54 and ended at 32 I think.
For LAMB SD we started at 18 and got an offer 2 weeks into September.

Im not sure why DCB’s waitlist goes up and down so much comparatively.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:PK3 in 22-23 -
For DCB, we started at 38, went up to 55ish before school started and ended up at 6.
For Lamb 14th street we started at 54 and ended at 32 I think.
For LAMB SD we started at 18 and got an offer 2 weeks into September.

Im not sure why DCB’s waitlist goes up and down so much comparatively.

Tons of siblings. Older siblings get in and pull pre-K siblings to the top of the waitlist.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:PK3 in 22-23 -
For DCB, we started at 38, went up to 55ish before school started and ended up at 6.
For Lamb 14th street we started at 54 and ended at 32 I think.
For LAMB SD we started at 18 and got an offer 2 weeks into September.

Im not sure why DCB’s waitlist goes up and down so much comparatively.

Tons of siblings. Older siblings get in and pull pre-K siblings to the top of the waitlist.

That doesn't fully explain why it moves so much in comparison to LAMB though, does it? I understand that the sibling preference made the poster's number move down from 38 to 55, but why did the waitlist then continue move so much?

Seems like the DCB waitlist moved nearly 50 spots if this poster saw their number eventually go from 55 to 6. People must have been dropping off since DCB only made 24 waitlist offers last year according to the historic lottery data.

[Anonymous]

I am also interested in LAMB and DCB. I would love more insight on people's past waitlist number movement at these two schools, if anyone is willing to share! What was your starting number, where did you drop to on the list, did you eventually get an offer (and when)?

My numbers aren't single digits but aren't too bad, so I'm wondering if there's any chance. Sounds like I will probably be on the edge of the waitlist cutoff.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am also interested in LAMB and DCB. I would love more insight on people's past waitlist number movement at these two schools, if anyone is willing to share! What was your starting number, where did you drop to on the list, did you eventually get an offer (and when)?

My numbers aren't single digits but aren't too bad, so I'm wondering if there's any chance. Sounds like I will probably be on the edge of the waitlist cutoff.

Pretty sure the LAMB waitlist will move substantially. Waitlisted parents will have no chance for aftercare. I know many elementary kids who are leaving, but are waiting to tell LAMB.

Personally I would go to DCB.

[Anonymous]

DCB academics are much weaker than LAMB (ie, Montessori) for kids who need above grade level work. There are private aftercare options if you need them, but good luck trying to get more differentiation out of DCB once you realize your 7 year old is coasting.

[Anonymous]

I solved the mystery- LAMB gives preference to sibling offered, but DCB give preference for sibling enrolled. So all the siblings at lamb are already at the top of the list but once a sibling enrolls at DCB, the other sibling suddenly jumps the list because they have a preference they didn’t have before.

We are at lamb and I agree waitlisted kids who get offers won’t have a good shot at on campus aftercare. There are nearby private options though.

I don’t think a ton of people are leaving though. Either way, I don’t think it will affect primary enrollments.

All of the primary parents that I e talked to in person (not anonymously on this board) at both schools seem really happy with their respective schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DCB academics are much weaker than LAMB (ie, Montessori) for kids who need above grade level work. There are private aftercare options if you need them, but good luck trying to get more differentiation out of DCB once you realize your 7 year old is coasting.

I mean at this point I'd count myself lucky to have this decision to make! I doubt I will be in the position to choose between the two, but we'll see

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I solved the mystery- LAMB gives preference to sibling offered, but DCB give preference for sibling enrolled. So all the siblings at lamb are already at the top of the list but once a sibling enrolls at DCB, the other sibling suddenly jumps the list because they have a preference they didn’t have before.

We are at lamb and I agree waitlisted kids who get offers won’t have a good shot at on campus aftercare. There are nearby private options though.

I don’t think a ton of people are leaving though. Either way, I don’t think it will affect primary enrollments.

All of the primary parents that I e talked to in person (not anonymously on this board) at both schools seem really happy with their respective schools.

NP and we have a very low waitlist number for LAMB. Is Casa Lala a good option for aftercare at LAMB? Thanks!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I solved the mystery- LAMB gives preference to sibling offered, but DCB give preference for sibling enrolled. So all the siblings at lamb are already at the top of the list but once a sibling enrolls at DCB, the other sibling suddenly jumps the list because they have a preference they didn’t have before.

We are at lamb and I agree waitlisted kids who get offers won’t have a good shot at on campus aftercare. There are nearby private options though.

I don’t think a ton of people are leaving though. Either way, I don’t think it will affect primary enrollments.

All of the primary parents that I e talked to in person (not anonymously on this board) at both schools seem really happy with their respective schools.

NP and we have a very low waitlist number for LAMB. Is Casa Lala a good option for aftercare at LAMB? Thanks!

We've only used Lala for "day off" camps, and those have always been wonderful.

My kid at LAMB (who is in LAMB aftercare) has been actually bugging me to do Lala for aftercare next year since he's jealous of whatever his friends tell him about it.

[Anonymous]

Yes, Casa Lala is the private aftercare option at LAMB. It’s excellent, but pricey. I wish Lamb could offer in-house aftercare for all kids, but Casa Lala is a good option.

I do not know a single person leaving because of after care. I feel like the person who posted has a low-ish wait list number and is trying to drive away folks lol.

[Anonymous]

Lala's is very fun for young kids. Not great once they are 7 or 8 and above, according to my kids who won't go anymore. Still very loving fun staff .. my kids just felt it wasn't geared towards their age group.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:PK3 in 22-23 -
For DCB, we started at 38, went up to 55ish before school started and ended up at 6.
For Lamb 14th street we started at 54 and ended at 32 I think.
For LAMB SD we started at 18 and got an offer 2 weeks into September.

Im not sure why DCB’s waitlist goes up and down so much comparatively.

Did you end up at 6 for DCB near the beginning of the school year, or was it much later? We've seen a little waitlist movement in the right direction but nothing substantial. Figured we'll probably see more in the summer based on past waitlist data.

[Anonymous]

PP: 6 is where we ended on count day, when schools historically stop admitting from the waitlist. I think we were probably at 12 when school started but I don’t remember. Mid-August is when we were seeing the biggest jumps.