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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How many different spins do we have to put on it?! We were looking for the "best schools" and the "best schools" in our mind were the ones with the best scores. Best scores come with high SES families and the areas of high rent or mortgage.
My kids is one of the economically disadvantage students, but I got him into best possible school my budget allowed. And I do recognize that it's not do doable for most. Studios here rent for more than many people make and they have a 2-person occupancy limit.
At our bigger condo, neighbor tried to get us evicted because he have 3 people living in (huge) 1-bedroom and according to him it's too many per some old bylaws. Would've never happened in low income housing /area.
So there is some self-segregating, but  there's also plenty of outside help. So the segregation continues.
I've helped 3 of my friends into good schools once I got into one. One got into Ross off the waitlist, one into Stoddert and one is moving to Oyster. 
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What you are saying is that you've learned what higher SES people know-- how to work the system for the best schools. Bravo![/quote]

NP here. I am not sure what you mean with "learning to work the system" and why the tone of disdain.  in DC you get a spot in a school if 1) you live in a place that is zoned for the school or 2) you win a spot with the lottery as OOB.  there is nothing mysterious about it and nothing people needs to learn to "work the system" and everybody knows this in DC, not just high SES people.  the poster above opted to rent an apartment zoned for the presumably good school of his choice and rented a 1 bd because it was what he could afford.  I lived in a condo for years and there were several families with 2 kids renting 2 bd apartments (our family included) to be able to send their kids to the good schools in the area. we eventually bought a house, and our apartment was rented to another family with 1 kid, going to the same school. [/quote]

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