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[quote=Anonymous]Also on the Hill but in-bound for Peabody / Watkins.

The waitlist info is public so you can dig through it. Here's the issue - you are out of bound, no sibling attending for a school with a boundry like Peabody, LT, and Brent. That means that all other kids in the lottery who are inbounds get preference above you...and for prek3 and prek4, the classes are already super small and kids who are inboundary don't get in. You will have dozens of kids ahead of you on the list. You won't get in.

We are headed to Peabody (got in without a sibling preference, feel very lucky). Some other schools on our list that didn't have boundaries (and we ranked lower than Peabody) were: Capitol Hill Monessori, Two Rivers 4th Street, and Mundo Verde Calle Ocho. We ranked School Within School first, but basically 5 prek3 kids got in without a sibling preference...we were over 200 on the WL at one point so even a smaller shot than Maury.

Apple Tree has gotten more competitive because Maury is oversubscribed and those prek3/4 kids need someplace to go...and it's a great location for some Peabody Watkins families. You'll also want to consider less competitive prek3/4 programs that take more kids from out of bounds like JO Wilson and Miner - these elementary schools overall aren't ranked as strong as Maury in upper elementary but the prek3 and prek4 programs in the city everywhere are generally very strong. You should also consider Payne if the commute works. You should also look at Tyler, esp for Spanish Immersion but it's very competitive.

The most important thing is to rank the schools in your actual order of preference because you are only waitlisted at the schools that you rank above a match (if you are matched at all). For example:

1) Maury
2) Brent
3) Apple Tree
4) Capitol Hill Montessori

And you get matched with Apple Tree...you ARE NOT waitlisted for Capitol Hill Monessori but you ARE waitlisted for Maury and Brent.

Having just gone through this, it can be overwhelming. Figure out what you want to prioritize. If you are good with Maury (and it's a great school!) for K, then you're trying to fill a gap for two years so you may want to prioritize an easy commute vs trying to secure a spot at an elementary school option (language immersion aside).

Good luck! May the odds be in your favor![/quote]

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