Brooklanders…where do you send DCs to school and how is your commute?
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Anonymous
| thinking of moving to Brookland and going private if we don't get into a charter. looking to see how awful our commutes will be. i work downtown FYI. |
Anonymous
| I've been commuting to ITS- so PUMPED that they're moving to Shaed. It will be easy. I'd rank them top 5 or it's not likely you'll get in. |
Anonymous
| Rank by your preference!! |
Anonymous
| Another Brookland ITS family here thrilled that our childrens' school is moving back to the neighborhood. |
Anonymous
| Op here. IT is my number one for both kids but am scared we won't get spots for K and pk3 |
Anonymous
| We send our kids to Yu Ying. Takes about 20-25 minutes to drive from Brookland to downtown, depending. |
Anonymous
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Whether you rank Any school in the top 5 does not, in and of itself, have any effect on your probability of getting into it.
For example, I am applying to PS 3. If my top 5 picks are all schools that had a waitlist for inbounds students and I ranked IT as my sixth choice, my probability of getting into ITS would be almost exactly the as if I ranked it first. The reason is because the only way my chances of getting into IT are decreased by where I rank it is due to the probability of getting into the schools I rank before it. That is why you should order your choices by preference. |
Anonymous
| Consider Lee Montessori as well. It will be splitting the Shaed space with ITS, and I think the Ward 5 baby boom will quickly make it a school to watch. |
Anonymous
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Deal and Eaton.
It can be very rough, about 2 half hours a day. Military Road just sucks. |
Anonymous
| Bethune might e a good option for you |
Anonymous
| Mundo Verde's new location will be on the way to work. |
Anonymous
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OP here, yes MV is on my list, too. but obviously i cannot rely on getting in. this is nerve-wracking!
Deal/Eaton poster - that was what I feared! the private we really like is near 16th Street Heights so not as bad as your commute. but ugh. i feel for you! |
Anonymous
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OP, is there a strong reason you want to live in Brookland? It's a perfectly good neighborhood, but if don't get in to a charter you will be looking at $50k+/year for private school. Seems like it would be much cheaper in the long run to just move into a neighborhood whose DCPS you like. Or are you not considering DCPS at all? I know upper NW isn't everyone's cup of tea, but you could still live in Dupont, Georgetown, Glover Park, etc. and have good DCPS options.
Hopefully you will get into IT and all will work out! |
Anonymous
| 0749 the above neighborhoods you listed do not have good middle and high school options, at least not currently. |
Anonymous
| Stokes |