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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There is one pretty commonly used one on Capitol Hill. It’s been a few years so I can’t remember the name.  My mom’s group set up a session with her and she talked through the process with us and answered questions.  I had already done a lot of research and am pretty good at understanding data so I didn’t feel that she added much to our thought process.  If you were someone who didn’t want to do any of the leg work or research, it might be worth it but all the data is public so the consultants don’t have any inside information.

In the end, we put together a fine list but got a terrible lottery number for pre-K 3 and didn’t get in anywhere but our IB school.  We went private.  [/quote]

I will not name her because she should not be allowed to take people's money. Her "business" predates the common lottery and the current My School DC website and structure. In her defense, she filled a gap that was there. The problem is that we are in an era of the common lottery. One online application. The other issue is her "impressions" were better than nothing, but now we have robust data and objective measures.

OP, do not pay a "consultant". Everything you need to know is available on MySchoolDC and on the data DCPS and PCSB publish. There are also some useful nuggets on DCUM. Here are my considerations:

1. How long do you plan to remain in DC and DC schools? 
2. Do NOT underestimate the importance of commute. Driving across the city for years sucks.
3. What are the PARCC scores in upper ES? Yes, scores are not everything, but neither are they nothing. My guess is that someone who would consider spending money on a lottery consultant does not want their kid going to upper ES with only 15% of kids at grade level.
4. Is language immersion important to you? Seriously important. Not just as a way to make yourself feel better and/or to make it easier to explain to your family why you are staying in DC.
5. What's your IB ES. MS and HS? If you are good with your IB school then do not stress PK3 or PK4.
6. Take everything on DCUM with a massive chunk of salt.
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