PK3/4 Vent-who didn't get in to their IB school..

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Anonymous wrote:Can someone bottom line a couple of numbers for me, please? No IB/sibling preferences but #69 at J.O. Wilson and #156 School Without Walls, for Pre-K 3.... I just can't wrap my head around it. I know it will go up and down, and things will shake out a bit, but am I dreaming to think we'll get our kid into either of these schools?

I can respond to this based on our PK3 experience last year. We were WL 42 at JOW and it went down to 20 but we did not get in (there or anywhere for that matter).

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Anonymous wrote:Can someone bottom line a couple of numbers for me, please? No IB/sibling preferences but #69 at J.O. Wilson and #156 School Without Walls, for Pre-K 3.... I just can't wrap my head around it. I know it will go up and down, and things will shake out a bit, but am I dreaming to think we'll get our kid into either of these schools?

Think about it logically. #69 means that JO Wilson would have to cycle 4 full classes of PK3 through before even getting to your number. Things will go up and down as kids make plans, but I don't thin JO Wilson is one of those schools that will go through that many numbers.

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Anonymous wrote:Can someone bottom line a couple of numbers for me, please? No IB/sibling preferences but #69 at J.O. Wilson and #156 School Without Walls, for Pre-K 3.... I just can't wrap my head around it. I know it will go up and down, and things will shake out a bit, but am I dreaming to think we'll get our kid into either of these schools?

JOW went to 15 on the WL last year and SWW to 11 on the WL for PK3, https://public.tableau.com/profile/aaron2446#!/vizhome/MSDCSeatsandWaitlistOfferData/MSDCPublicDisplay

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Would love to hear more about tyler. PP, is your pk3 child in Spanish immersion or regular?

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Thank you for the words about Sela. We will try to make it work.

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PP who is WL at Ross, did you list Garrison? I'm the other Ross waitlistee, and we got a decent WL number there. In the teens. You might be able to add Garrison now. They eventually admitted at WL students last year according to the principal.

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Any feedback on Appletree Southwest?

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Thanks to all for the help with my JOW / SWW numbers....

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Can someone bottom line a couple of numbers for me, please? No IB/sibling preferences but #69 at J.O. Wilson and #156 School Without Walls, for Pre-K 3.... I just can't wrap my head around it. I know it will go up and down, and things will shake out a bit, but am I dreaming to think we'll get our kid into either of these schools?

JOW went to 15 on the WL last year and SWW to 11 on the WL for PK3, https://public.tableau.com/profile/aaron2446#!/vizhome/MSDCSeatsandWaitlistOfferData/MSDCPublicDisplay

This is EXACTLY what I needed and couldn't find - thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!

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PP who is WL at Ross, did you list Garrison? I'm the other Ross waitlistee, and we got a decent WL number there. In the teens. You might be able to add Garrison now. They eventually admitted at WL students last year according to the principal.

We did not put Garrison down. I will look into it. Thank you. We were #9 on Ross waitlist so there is no way that is happening.

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Anonymous wrote:

PP who is WL at Ross, did you list Garrison? I'm the other Ross waitlistee, and we got a decent WL number there. In the teens. You might be able to add Garrison now. They eventually admitted at WL students last year according to the principal.

We did not put Garrison down. I will look into it. Thank you. We were #9 on Ross waitlist so there is no way that is happening.

We listed Garrison after the lottery last year and got in over the summer.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

PP who is WL at Ross, did you list Garrison? I'm the other Ross waitlistee, and we got a decent WL number there. In the teens. You might be able to add Garrison now. They eventually admitted at WL students last year according to the principal.

We did not put Garrison down. I will look into it. Thank you. We were #9 on Ross waitlist so there is no way that is happening.

We listed Garrison after the lottery last year and got in over the summer.

I'm actually pretty excited about it. New building (fingers crossed) AND very walkable from Dupont. (This is the PP who suggested Garrison).

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Anonymous wrote:A quick reminder that non income based, all day, free, pre k 3/4 wasn't even offered in DC until not that long ago, and outside of D.C. it's unheard of. If you're IB you're guaranteed a spot at least by K, might still make it in pre K 4. You have options, but yeah will have to pay. If you don't have the means, look into Head Start. It seems like people forget that all day non income based pre k 3-4 is not a right. (Maybe it should be, that can be a topic for another day, but then we shouldn't be voting for republican party and fighting tax increases nationwide)

What's funny is that people list free preK as a great benefit of living in DC, but forget to mention that it's a) not guaranteed, and b) has nothing to do with your choice.

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Anonymous wrote:Would love to hear more about tyler. PP, is your pk3 child in Spanish immersion or regular?

He's in creative arts (regular). I cannot say enough amazing things about Prek3 there (this is our first year in schools so I have not had experience with other grades).

I don't want to say his teachers name for obvious reasons but she is probably the best teacher I have ever seen. (I've been a teacher in Virginia for 10 years). I've heard really great things about the other teacher too. I didn't know anything about Tyler before my son got in and I have gone to the admin and have told them we hit the lottery with their prek3 program.

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Anonymous wrote:A quick reminder that non income based, all day, free, pre k 3/4 wasn't even offered in DC until not that long ago, and outside of D.C. it's unheard of. If you're IB you're guaranteed a spot at least by K, might still make it in pre K 4. You have options, but yeah will have to pay. If you don't have the means, look into Head Start. It seems like people forget that all day non income based pre k 3-4 is not a right. (Maybe it should be, that can be a topic for another day, but then we shouldn't be voting for republican party and fighting tax increases nationwide)

What's funny is that people list free preK as a great benefit of living in DC, but forget to mention that it's a) not guaranteed, and b) has nothing to do with your choice.

I believe it is actually guaranteed, just not at your school of choice. As long as you can make the commute work, most of the programs will be fine (if you're not afraid of black and brown kids).

And of course we shouldn't vote Republican and cut taxes!