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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think where your confused is you think that someone with a high lottery number gets into all of their choices, and that someone else is kept from getting those seats. That's not how it works. Someone with a high lottery number gets into their first choice.

Changing the way the draw is done doesn't change the number of seats. The only question to ask about a system is whether once it's all done, are there any two people who would be willing to trade with each other and each be happier? If so, then the system is flawed.

The current system is designed so that it never happens that mutually beneficial trades exist, so long as people put in their true preferences. That also means that strategizing or gaming is impossible, the best outcome for any individual is to put in their true preference. [/quote]

Seems pretty clear to me the discussion is about increasing draws while maintaining the true preference system.

The current system has one draw per year per child.
The proposed system has one draw per school per year per child.

It’s not about “getting into all of their choices”.
It’s about hedging risk and preventing total “bad years” for students in the lottery.

It appears the best outcome for any individual in the proposed system is also to put in their true preference.

So far, we haven’t seen any legitimate criticisms of the proposal, just some critiques based on poor understanding.  (I think it’s likely there are some downsides with the proposal — just none have yet been brought forth.)[/quote]

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