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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As a practical matter for OP, it looks as though the lottery is not usually necessary. The limit for transfers recently was set at 64, and the pupil transfer report shows that only this year's senior class has that may (actually more -- 68).

See page 42 here:
https://www.apsva.us/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Transfer-Report-2016-17.pdf[/quote]

I'm confused. Are you saying that no more than 64 students from YHS and Wakefiled applied to transfer? All applicants were accepted? That doesn't sound right to me. But perhaps the mega school aspect has made it less appealing. [/quote]

I know Yorktown students who applied for IB and were not accepted for the class of 2017. I do not think 64 represents the number who applied especially given the fact that a decent amount who are accepted for pre-IB in 9th and 10th and don't do full IB in 11th and 12th.

The overcrowding may influence some students not to apply, but rightly or wrongly, many of the most selective colleges think full IB is the most rigorous coursework a high schooler can take and so I'm sure there are still plenty of Arlington families who want their children to do full IB.[/quote]

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