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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If it’s your inbound school, you can always go there anytime.  So rank it last and then see what other options you get in the lottery.[/quote]

This is not true for PK3. You don’t have a right to attend until K. Many people who are IB for popular PK3-4 schools don’t get spots without sibling preference.

OP, it depends on how hard your IB PK is to get into and how desirable the other schools are. Assumedly the ones you’d be ranking above your own would be harder for you to get into. This is true whether the school is OOB, is a city-wide school not zoned for a boundary or a charter.

Always rank by order of where you actually want to go. If your kid pulls a number good enough to go to a popular OOB school, the number would get them into your IB school. Once you get into a school, you don’t even get a waitlist spot for anything you’ve ranked below it. If you really prefer an OOB school and it’s a long shot you put above your IB, no harm. You’ll stay at #230 on the waitlist there even when you accept your spot, if offered, at your IB.

All this said, don’t rule out the importance of logistics and making neighborhood friends early. If your IB is good and has a strong feeder, does it actually make sense for you to go for a school where you’re in a car every day and friends are scattered? [/quote]

PP here. I missed OP said immersion. Shouldn’t respond before coffee. Advice remains the same, rank in order that you actually want to go. [/quote]

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