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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm an H-B alum, and there are lots of alumni whose children apply and don't get their names drawn in the lottery. There is zero preference for alumni kids. You hear somewhere about the very few families who do have H-B parents (out of all the H-B parents in Arlington who apply), and jump to conclusions, but you don't hear about all the ones who don't get in. Just like you hear about the siblings who get in, and jump to conclusions, but you don't hear about the very large number siblings who don't get in.

And if a sibling is applying from a family who lives in a zone where fewer parents apply (true in the past of many South Arlington school zones), they will have a better chance of getting in just mathematically, because there are fewer other applicants. [/quote]

That is absolutely why so many south Arlington kids have better odds. There might only be 3 slots, but only 5 or 6 kids apply. [/quote]

My zone gets 5 spots--Key zone--(many farms/S Arlington kids).  We don't have a huge population since a lot of the ASF kids are from other home school
Zones.  Yet it's a lot of the same families/siblings.  My 3 kids must be incredibly unlucky and dead last every time (big waitlist #s).[/quote]

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