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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If those are the only schools you could be happy with, then they're the only ones you should apply to.  There's no reason to feel badly about that.  
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This is true. But please refrain from the hang-wringing about how you were "shut out" by the lottery next spring if it works out that way.[/quote]

No hand-wringing. We just moved from a place with no free PK, so it never factored into our plans. I'd be delighted if it works out, but I am not prepared to clone myself or find a new husband whose job would allow him to take on either pick up or drop off to make an option outside my commuting route work. [/quote]

It's not just about having free PK.  You have to think about it strategically.  PK is best opportunity to get into a school OOB if you're not happy with your IB.  That is why I would not limit my choices to 2 or 3.  That said, like a poster above, we got into our IB school, which we ranked pretty low.  We really love it and don't plan to play the lottery this year.  Another word of advice - don't believe the hype on DCUM.  You'll hear a lot of negativity about your IB school.  How it's full of FARMs and minorities, how your kid will not thrive in such a setting, etc. etc.  If I bought into that without doing my own homework, I may not have put down our IB at all and would have missed out on a great school.  It's so odd how so many on this forum want to see our IBs fail.   [/quote]

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