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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP's kid is only going into 7th next year. [/quote]

The OP is doing well to try to gather information beforehand as the lottery process is generally unclear, riddled with admission scandals or some other political drama. [/quote]

You're making me blush.  I am trying to figure out reasonable expectations for a good-not-great student given the lottery results, new schools, etc.  Yes, it is a year in advance but if we are going to apply to (and pay for) privates or potentially move, better to think about it early.  My hope is that DC will make it into McKinley or Banneker or EC@Coolidge, but we will see.  [/quote]

[b] Your kid will have an incredibly difficult time getting into Banneker, Wilson, SWW, and McKinley if he is not great. Which leaves you with choices: push him pretty hard and get a tutor to fill in gaps so that his GPA goes up, pay for private school or move. If I were you I wouldn't pay for private because it's likely you will end up paying for private and a tutor as DC schools tend to have larges gaps in the curriculum.  So realistically, you are looking at a tutor now and hope the dividends pay off or move to suburbia. But be aware that half of everyone in suburbia has a tutor by 3rd/4th grade to make it to the gifted programs, magnet programs, specialized programs, etc.

-Banneker Grad, VCU (undergrad). Hopkins (med school)[/b][/quote]

Thank you!  I guess my question is, given this year's lottery result of many empty seats at McKinley and Coolidge, plus the new Bard and possibly an expansion of Latin, are things going to be as competitive next year?[/quote]

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