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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Lock down the middle school path now. It'll be less stress overall and your kids won't have to start over socially multiple times. [/quote] +1. Yep. Speaking from the other side of the lottery process here. My kid had to start over twice in elementary and it isn’t great. The older they get, the harder it is to break in socially. That said, a 30+ minute commute to a distant feeder is miserable. You minimize it when it’s your best option, but in hindsight it’s not great for anyone. I would lottery every year for middle/high school pathways you are certain you wouldn’t want to trade up from. Then if you get in nowhere by third, consider your best options for middle school and expand your lottery list for fourth. But many families wait until fifth or sixth and then strike out. They settle and again minimize the downsides, but they would jump at a better opportunity if one appeared.[/quote]
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