Lottery results are up

[Anonymous]

My kid is #429 on the waitlist at Latin. Ha! It's fine, they're in with sibling preference elsewhere, but wow. That's got to be among the worst numbers.

[Anonymous]

Got into Latin from a DCI feeder. Will need to think about it.

[Anonymous]

Is it possible to re-rank the schools we are waitlisted at or is it even necessary? For example, if school ranked number 1, where you are waitlisted, offers you a spot; does that mean that the other schools/waitlists below that go away?
I know this is the case in the initial lottery but can't remember how it works when it's all waitlists. Thanks!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Got into Latin from a DCI feeder. Will need to think about it.

This was us last year. We opted for Latin and have been very happy.

[Anonymous]

Got into Latin with no preferences. I'm gobsmacked and still processing.We've never had good lottery luck and I knew we had to try but I assumed we'd get yet another wait list number in the 200s.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is it possible to re-rank the schools we are waitlisted at or is it even necessary? For example, if school ranked number 1, where you are waitlisted, offers you a spot; does that mean that the other schools/waitlists below that go away?
I know this is the case in the initial lottery but can't remember how it works when it's all waitlists. Thanks!

Yes, you can do that and it's probably a good idea since you will lose the othe WL spots below if you get in.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Got into Latin from a DCI feeder. Will need to think about it.

This was us last year. We opted for Latin and have been very happy.

On the other side, that was also us and we declined and are at DCI and having a great experience.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is it possible to re-rank the schools we are waitlisted at or is it even necessary? For example, if school ranked number 1, where you are waitlisted, offers you a spot; does that mean that the other schools/waitlists below that go away?
I know this is the case in the initial lottery but can't remember how it works when it's all waitlists. Thanks!

Yes, you can do that and it's probably a good idea since you will lose the othe WL spots below if you get in.

Thanks for confirming! I have just re-ranked. Sorry: another question: We matched at #3 on the list (Hardy) if the two schools ranked 1 and 2 offer us a seat at this time (which I know they will as we are #1 and #7 on the WL with sibling attending preference), that will not take away the Hardy match, correct?

Thank you again

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Got into Latin from a DCI feeder. Will need to think about it.

This was us last year. We opted for Latin and have been very happy.

On the other side, that was also us and we declined and are at DCI and having a great experience.

It’s also important to consider the feeder. It will be increasingly hard to get in without preference from some feeders.

[Anonymous]

We’re 85 on the waitlist at Latin Cooper for 5th. There’s no chance right?

[Anonymous]

oh man - older kid got into Hyde-Addison, younger sibling is wait-listed for PK3 there. As of now, both of them could also attend the immersion charter elementary where older kid has been attending for a few years.

Commute is - I won't get into the particulars, but both of them are roughly the same distance from our home, and for various reasons represent about the same level of convenience/inconvenience.

Hyde-Addison is...on paper, at least...light years ahead of our current charter in almost every respect - academics and test scores, physical facilities, supplemental activities, resources, surrounding neighborhood, an actual feeder pattern (even if it's not our ideal) - but two: the language instruction...which we do care about...and the community - leadership, staff, parents, kids. I mean, I'm sure they have great people at H-A too! But we don't know them, and we DO know and love the community at our charter.

Oh man...I could see this dilemma coming. I know we're lucky to have it! But that doesn't make it less agonizing.

(And even though younger sibling is pretty high on the waitlist, there's obviously no guarantee. so we could be in a situation where we've pulled older kid from the charter but are still sending younger kid - which would be only slightly inconvenient for us, but probably very awkward...)

[Anonymous]

Two years in a row. Shitty almost laughable waitlist numbers. Time to pack up and leave the district - we spend too much to live here and have shitty school options and have a laughable "lottery."

[Anonymous]

YY and waitlisted for Stokes. Sufficiently high WL number that there’s a good chance we’ll get Stokes but not quickly. On the one hand, I’m desperate to be done with this. On the other hand, Stokes seems like a better fit.

So, I guess it’s a few more months of anxiety for me.

[Anonymous]

We got a a good waitlist number for Haynes pk3 but it looks like they never really pull from the WL. so I assume we’re out of luck

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:oh man - older kid got into Hyde-Addison, younger sibling is wait-listed for PK3 there. As of now, both of them could also attend the immersion charter elementary where older kid has been attending for a few years.

Commute is - I won't get into the particulars, but both of them are roughly the same distance from our home, and for various reasons represent about the same level of convenience/inconvenience.

Hyde-Addison is...on paper, at least...light years ahead of our current charter in almost every respect - academics and test scores, physical facilities, supplemental activities, resources, surrounding neighborhood, an actual feeder pattern (even if it's not our ideal) - but two: the language instruction...which we do care about...and the community - leadership, staff, parents, kids. I mean, I'm sure they have great people at H-A too! But we don't know them, and we DO know and love the community at our charter.

Oh man...I could see this dilemma coming. I know we're lucky to have it! But that doesn't make it less agonizing.

(And even though younger sibling is pretty high on the waitlist, there's obviously no guarantee. so we could be in a situation where we've pulled older kid from the charter but are still sending younger kid - which would be only slightly inconvenient for us, but probably very awkward...)

One thing is that once you enroll your older kid, your younger kid should jump to the top of the waitlist. This is still not certain, but the odds are better.

As someone who has moved schools -- you will connect with your new community, too. Don't make school choices based on community.