Lottery (and Waitlist) Swami 2019

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

1st grade: #17 at ITS, #13 at Lee, #31 at MV P St.

What do you think, Swami?

I am not Swami but I think you could squeak into any. Which is your preference?

[Anonymous]

Swami, we are #22 for Latin for fifth grade. Any hope, or are we so close but yet so far?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

1st grade: #17 at ITS, #13 at Lee, #31 at MV P St.

What do you think, Swami?

I am not Swami but I think you could squeak into any. Which is your preference?

We'd be happy with either ITS and Lee and on the fence about MV.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

1st grade: #17 at ITS, #13 at Lee, #31 at MV P St.

What do you think, Swami?

I am not Swami but I think you could squeak into any. Which is your preference?

We'd be happy with either ITS and Lee and on the fence about MV.

Why on the fence?

[Anonymous]

Swami - help needed on timing. We are #3 on Hyde for PK4 (in-boundary preference).

We are hopefully given the low number but also know Hyde is pretty pressed this year. You think we might get a call in early/mid May? Or later?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

1st grade: #17 at ITS, #13 at Lee, #31 at MV P St.

What do you think, Swami?

I am not Swami but I think you could squeak into any. Which is your preference?

We'd be happy with either ITS and Lee and on the fence about MV.

Why on the fence?

And why do you think you'd be happy with ITS and Lee? Hopefully you are basing all this on real life disucssions and observations rather than on posts or an absence of posts on DCUM.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

1st grade: #17 at ITS, #13 at Lee, #31 at MV P St.

What do you think, Swami?

I am not Swami but I think you could squeak into any. Which is your preference?

We'd be happy with either ITS and Lee and on the fence about MV.

Why on the fence?

And why do you think you'd be happy with ITS and Lee? Hopefully you are basing all this on real life disucssions and observations rather than on posts or an absence of posts on DCUM.

We are basing this on open houses, conversations with parents and teachers at both schools, and suitability to our child's learning style and personality. MV we're less sure about because 1st grade seems late to start a language immersion program, as well as conversations with current parents. DCUM can be helpful, but it's obviously not a reliable resource for actual research on suitability, etc.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

1st grade: #17 at ITS, #13 at Lee, #31 at MV P St.

What do you think, Swami?

I am not Swami but I think you could squeak into any. Which is your preference?

We'd be happy with either ITS and Lee and on the fence about MV.

Why on the fence?

Because by putting their kid in MV in first grade they’re being set up to fail?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:PreK3 Lee Brookland #30. Swami says?

That's going to be a nail biter.

Sincerely,
#28 last year on Lee Pk3 WL (got in on count day)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Swami, what do you think? If and when for Pre-K 3:

MV 8 - 133
Breakthrough Takoma - 29
SSMA - 90

Swami thinks you will stall in the 30s for MV8, but receive a SSMA offer in August, and a Takoma offer by Count Day. Golden Beads it is!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Swami -

I'm waitlisted

EL Haynes - 7
Mundo Verde 8th - 29


How do I order to keep both in play? Right now, EL is above Mundo...

Swami assumes this is for PK3, and if so, if in your real order, keep as is. Swami thinks you'll get offers for both before the 4th of July

Swami, what’s you’re MO? I know you said you’re on spring break but ever since December when you started another thread, you’ve been responding to like one out of 15 posts. Why bother?

I don't think she goes back, maybe she does. But the issue is, this isn't the Swami thread, so s/he would have to comb through them. Swami I wrote a while back about PK3 WL in 30s for ITS. I know its never going to happen, but love your crystal-ball/stats imput.

Swami thinks you are going to be counting your chickens and following the IFA on Facebook up until the bitter end. With a number in the 30s, you may well be a lucky winner with the MV8 shuffle. Swami realizes this is a bold prediction.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Swami—PK3, #2 for School Within School. Was last year a fluke or the new normal?

Swami fears this at least the temporary normal with CHML swinging for two years. Lucky older siblings are going to bring in their younger sibs at all the Hill charters.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:PreK3 Lee Brookland #30. Swami says?

Swami thinks the glut of Montessori seats would be in your favor, but when you stall in the top five, you will seek pink towers elsewhere.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

1st grade: #17 at ITS, #13 at Lee, #31 at MV P St.

What do you think, Swami?

Swami knows 1st grade is the place to be in the lottery, and thinks you will get offers at all of the above-- before the first day of school. At the end of the day the school break aftercare coverage and no uniform will push your lover of mismatched clothes over the finish line at ITS.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Swami, we are #22 for Latin for fifth grade. Any hope, or are we so close but yet so far?

So far.

So very very far.

-Swami