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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Hardy had 2 lottery spots each for 7th and 8th last school year.  Does anyone know how many for the upcoming school year?[/quote]

OP here. I don't know the answer to your question, but as the Lottery Nerd, I feel the need to let you know that while yes, they only offered 2 seats in the initial lottery last year, your chances were still decent because they made some waitlist offers, giving you a 43% chance of acceptance in 7th and a 16% chance in 8th last year. [/quote]

Thanks, OP.  Does that mean 43%/16% chance of offer by October or by results day? [/quote]

OP again. By October. Actually, they had made all offers by August (didn't make any offers after that).

I would say that my two most important takeaways from studying lottery data are:

1) Outside of PK3 and middle school/high school entry years, for all the other years, day of results are nearly meaningless. Waitlist offers dominate. Don't get hung up on your initial result.

2) Everyone should STRONGLY consider being open to changing schools in September or October. For a lot of schools/years, this doubles or even triples your likelihood of getting in. [/quote]

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