Cleveland DL -- Impossible to get into OOB
![[Post New]](/jforum/templates/default/images/icon_minipost_new.gif){kind=icon}
Anonymous
I'm having regrets about listing them...and still have time It seems as though listing Powell for OOB may be slightly more favorable. Thoughts?
|
Anonymous
| Have you filled all 11 other slots? Are they both doable for you in terms of location? |
Anonymous
| I listed, but didn't have another school I wanted to add to my list, so I figured, why not? |
Anonymous
| OP here. Yes. We have some dream schools and a safety or two already. |
Anonymous
| Sorry, hit "submit" too quickly. They are about equal distance from us. |
Anonymous
| Your chance at either is pretty slim. Is one closer to your work? If so I would list that one. |
Anonymous
|
Doesn't Cleveland only have 16 slots and they just increased their boundary by quite a bit? I thought I read that Powell was opening up a lot more seats than last year?
I cannot believe that after 3 months of a million open houses I am just now considering this... |
Anonymous
| The hard part, I think, is that Cleveland students are definitely doing well, as compared to other bilingual programs (although not as well as Oyster). Powell is still a work in progress. How do you feel about your child attending a work in progress vs a school where students have a better record of accomplishment? (And frankly, this is how isee these two schools--you may feel totally differently). There are so many intangibles in play in this process. |
Anonymous
| If you're determined to put both schools in your list of 12 just rank the one you really want higher. If you're saying you have to pick between the two for your #12 spot I'd suggest powell only because they have more spaces overall so statistically it might be a more feasible option. |
Anonymous
| Cleveland Dual Language historically does not move the waitlist. If your child is Spanish dominant, you may have a chance under the new system, but... |