Selective High School Results on or AFTER March 29?

[Anonymous]

Some people live significantly closer to one school over another.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:This evening my child stated they did not want to go to walls, but wanted to go to Banneker. Unfortunately, we listed walls 1 and it’s too late to turn back now. Any insights on getting into Banneker by placing it as number 2?

Well, you'll know soon enough. Hopefully in your case the child will be waitlisted at Walls and matched at Banneker, problem solved. That certainly happens for a lot of applicants I have heard of in the past with Walls listed #1 and Banneker #2. If rather the student gets into the school they stated was their first choice, but it's not truly their first choice...not sure you can really negotiate that at this point. They can apply out at 10th.

This is correct. My DC put SWW first and Banneker second, and when they got waitlisted by SWW, they enrolled at Banneker. Then later, an offer came from SWW, allowing DC to choose. It's literally the only way a kid can have two offers at once--getting off a waitlist at one school allows a choice between that school and the one that they enrolled at.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This evening my child stated they did not want to go to walls, but wanted to go to Banneker. Unfortunately, we listed walls 1 and it’s too late to turn back now. Any insights on getting into Banneker by placing it as number 2?

Well, you'll know soon enough. Hopefully in your case the child will be waitlisted at Walls and matched at Banneker, problem solved. That certainly happens for a lot of applicants I have heard of in the past with Walls listed #1 and Banneker #2. If rather the student gets into the school they stated was their first choice, but it's not truly their first choice...not sure you can really negotiate that at this point. They can apply out at 10th.

This is correct. My DC put SWW first and Banneker second, and when they got waitlisted by SWW, they enrolled at Banneker. Then later, an offer came from SWW, allowing DC to choose. It's literally the only way a kid can have two offers at once--getting off a waitlist at one school allows a choice between that school and the one that they enrolled at.

Oops, I'm PP, and realized I erred in that message. There is another way, of course--you always have a right to your neighborhood school, so if you are offered a spot at a selective school, a charter school, or a school you're not zoned for, you are choosing.

So what I'm saying is that I meant "literal" in the figurative sense.

If there are other ways you can be offered two seats at once, I am not aware of them. I don't think any kids will have a spot at both SWW and Banneker on March 29. At least, that's not how it's supposed to work.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Banneker's results won't depend on that. Banneker already submitted their list, period. However, yes, there are lots of connections and what ifs which is why there is now a centralized system with the same release date for all.

Banneker's results absolutely might depend on another schools... Their *rankings* are in, but their *results* are interdependent.

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In the scenario listed above if the sibling gets into Latin and pulls their HS sibling into Latin, that kid will never find out if they got into Banneker because they ranked Latin higher. So Banneker goes to the next kid on the list and their result is different.

Results at the same time - interestingly, our DC matched for Latin for 5th. Our rising 9th grader got into Walls and was WL at Latin (as sibling offered) even though they had ranked Latin below Walls. With selective HS, a lower ranked school (which offers sib pref) remains on the list if a sib matches.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Banneker's results won't depend on that. Banneker already submitted their list, period. However, yes, there are lots of connections and what ifs which is why there is now a centralized system with the same release date for all.

Banneker's results absolutely might depend on another schools... Their *rankings* are in, but their *results* are interdependent.

+1

In the scenario listed above if the sibling gets into Latin and pulls their HS sibling into Latin, that kid will never find out if they got into Banneker because they ranked Latin higher. So Banneker goes to the next kid on the list and their result is different.

Results at the same time - interestingly, our DC matched for Latin for 5th. Our rising 9th grader got into Walls and was WL at Latin (as sibling offered) even though they had ranked Latin below Walls. With selective HS, a lower ranked school (which offers sib pref) remains on the list if a sib matches.

This is actually true at all schools. You will be WL for any school a sibling matches at irrespective of how you ranked them initially.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Banneker's results won't depend on that. Banneker already submitted their list, period. However, yes, there are lots of connections and what ifs which is why there is now a centralized system with the same release date for all.

Banneker's results absolutely might depend on another schools... Their *rankings* are in, but their *results* are interdependent.

+1

In the scenario listed above if the sibling gets into Latin and pulls their HS sibling into Latin, that kid will never find out if they got into Banneker because they ranked Latin higher. So Banneker goes to the next kid on the list and their result is different.

Results at the same time - interestingly, our DC matched for Latin for 5th. Our rising 9th grader got into Walls and was WL at Latin (as sibling offered) even though they had ranked Latin below Walls. With selective HS, a lower ranked school (which offers sib pref) remains on the list if a sib matches.

This is actually true at all schools. You will be WL for any school a sibling matches at irrespective of how you ranked them initially.

Sorry, I should say *at least* waitlisted. Obviously you might also get in.