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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'd like you know the answer to this -- and have someone generally help explain how you should list if you have a competitive IB school you like, but it's not your top choice...[/quote]

The lottery is set up so that the only logical thing to do is list as many schools as allowed, in the order of your preference.  You will not be accepted/waitlisted to any schools on your list that are lower than the highest choice you got into, and you will be waitlisted on all of the schools that are higher than the highest choice you got into.  So you will still have opportunities at your higher ranked schools even if you didn't get in in the first round, but if you try and play around and mix up the order to game it in some way, you could get into a school that you liked less, and get totally locked out of other schools because you put as your number 1 spot.

So it's pretty simple- list the schools in the order of your actual preference, no messing around with trying to increase odds, etc.  It will only hurt you.[/quote]

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