Swami Returns

[Anonymous]

3rd grade at HRCS - I shot for the stars. What do you think Swami?

1. Hearst
2. Mann
3. Janney
4. Stoddert
5. Murch
6. Key
7. Lafayette
8. Ross
9. Eaton
10. Hyde-Addison
11. Inspired

[Anonymous]

PK 4– perfectly happy at our EOTP IB school, playing mostly for fun/feeder pattern:

1. Murch
2. Mann
3. Eaton
4. Ross
5. Mundo
6. Stokes—Brookland (Spanish)
7. Hearst
8. Hyde-Addison
9. SWS
10. Yu Ying
11. DCB
12. Stokes—East End (Spanish)

Are we headed for another year at our IB?
9.

[Anonymous]

Swami, the cocktails are playing a larger role in your predictions than in previous years.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Swami, the cocktails are playing a larger role in your predictions than in previous years.

Swami gave up the sauce for Lent. Just wait until my waitlist predictions!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Does Swami adjudicate marital lottery disputes? Here is our list, for PK3, IB at Noyes.

1. Yu Ying
2. Stokes Spanish
3. Stokes French
4. Mundo Verde
5. Inspired Teaching
6. Lee
7. Two Rivers 4th
8. Two Rivers Young
9. Shining Stars
10. JO Wilson
11. Bruce-Monroe (English dominant)
12. Langley

DH believes that not listing Noyes, our IB, is a good plan because we can add it back right after the lottery and would jump the list. I would have preferred to eliminate Bruce-Monroe as too unlikely and keep Noyes to avoid the uncertainty. What does Swami think?

I’m also a Brookland parent and feel like you listed only reach schools...I’m not even sure Langley is very easy to get into

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Does Swami adjudicate marital lottery disputes? Here is our list, for PK3, IB at Noyes.

1. Yu Ying
2. Stokes Spanish
3. Stokes French
4. Mundo Verde
5. Inspired Teaching
6. Lee
7. Two Rivers 4th
8. Two Rivers Young
9. Shining Stars
10. JO Wilson
11. Bruce-Monroe (English dominant)
12. Langley

DH believes that not listing Noyes, our IB, is a good plan because we can add it back right after the lottery and would jump the list. I would have preferred to eliminate Bruce-Monroe as too unlikely and keep Noyes to avoid the uncertainty. What does Swami think?

I’m also a Brookland parent and feel like you listed only reach schools...I’m not even sure Langley is very easy to get into

One of our neighbors got into Langley last year despite being pretty far down the list, so I think it is not too hard. But more importantly, is DH's strategy of adding Noyes the day after the lottery a safe one? As I understand it, we would be placed high on the list because we are IB and then would get in if any spots opened up, and they probably would, right? He wanted to do this so that he could have 12 other schools, but I thought 12 was overkill anyway...

[Anonymous]

But more importantly, is DH's strategy of adding Noyes the day after the lottery a safe one?

Not Swami but I think you’ll be fine adding Noyes post-lottery. I did the same thing for our IB last year (Seaton..got cold feet on a HRCS I ranked highly and was matched at, which meant all of my other schools dropped off) and was offered a seat on May 2. I am not that familiar with Noyes but unless it is super competitive I think you’ll get a wait list offer eventually.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

But more importantly, is DH's strategy of adding Noyes the day after the lottery a safe one?

Not Swami but I think you’ll be fine adding Noyes post-lottery. I did the same thing for our IB last year (Seaton..got cold feet on a HRCS I ranked highly and was matched at, which meant all of my other schools dropped off) and was offered a seat on May 2. I am not that familiar with Noyes but unless it is super competitive I think you’ll get a wait list offer eventually.

Which hrcs?

[Anonymous]

I’m detecting the beginnings of a meme here: #SwamiNotSwami

[Anonymous]

Applied for PK3 with no sib preference. Already got into LAMB (!). Will relocate if necessary for school (that’s why the schools are geographically all over the place).


Mundo Verde
Two Rivers 4th Street
Two Rivers @ Young
Inspired Teaching
Creative Minds International
Stokes
DC Bilingual
Maury (IB preference)
School-Within-School
Cap Hill Montessori

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:3rd grade at HRCS - I shot for the stars. What do you think Swami?

1. Hearst
2. Mann
3. Janney
4. Stoddert
5. Murch
6. Key
7. Lafayette
8. Ross
9. Eaton
10. Hyde-Addison
11. Inspired

Not Swami. Current Hearst 2nd is biggest grade in school. No OOB accepted since their K year because of that. Good luck.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:3rd grade at HRCS - I shot for the stars. What do you think Swami?

1. Hearst
2. Mann
3. Janney
4. Stoddert
5. Murch
6. Key
7. Lafayette
8. Ross
9. Eaton
10. Hyde-Addison
11. Inspired

Not Swami. Current Hearst 2nd is biggest grade in school. No OOB accepted since their K year because of that. Good luck.

Wait. Re-reading maybe you are liking for 4th? Current 3rd at Hearst is small so maybe.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
2nd grade and 4th grade

1. Francis Stevens School Without Walls

One egg in this basket, Swami. What say ye?

Swami needs to know if you have any preferences? (IB, etc?)

No preferences. Not even walking distance.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:^^ Just curious, why not Stokes Spanish?

Not Swami, but Spanish supposedly more popular than French. IOW if you don't get French, unlikely to get Spanish.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Thank you in advance, Swami. Glad you are feeling better!

PK3, no sibling preference

1. DC Bilingual
2. Capital City
3. Shepherd
4. Creative Minds
5. Breakthrough
6. Takoma (IB guarantee)

Swami says you'll get into Breakthrough, and re-enter the lottery for Takoma IB because the location uncertainty freaks you out too much.

Sounds about right . Thanks, Swami.