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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here again, thanks all, this is reassuring. Still not sure if we'll have the patience to stick it out indefinitely, but it's heartening to read these reassurances. Though with DCI not being guaranteed anymore, the prospect of playing until first or second, then starting all over again in fifth or sixth is REALLY unappealing. One thing if you get into your DCI feeder in PK then have 6-7 years before thinking of the lottery again, another if you are playing the lottery more years than not...[/quote]

The lack of a DCI guarantee is one of the reasons you're able to get in to the schools more easily now.  It cuts both ways.

The thing about DCI is, you have to remember that siblings of DCI students go first.  They'll tell you that they expect an admissions rate of 60% or whatever number, of course that's pretty hard to predict.  But that's an aggregate rate.  If you're a DCI sibling you're golden, 100% chance of admission.  Non-siblings will lottery for the remaining spots, and probably have an admissions rate of 40% or something-- it'll have to be less than the aggregate rate to make the numbers work out.  Yes, not everyone who graduates from a feeder wants to go to DCI, but still, always remember this about the siblings.  And if your number is not good enough to get into DCI, it's probably not good enough for most other schools you would be willing to attend.  In elementary it works out for most people but that just isn't true of middle school because there aren't enough good schools.

If you want a long guarantee try EL Haynes or Cap City.  Both respected schools that fly somewhat under the radar so you might get in, and they go through 12th.[/quote]

Even a 40% chance or whatever based on ALL students wanting to go to DCI (which will not be the case) is great compared to 0% chance for DC to go to his IB middle school.  It’s all relative. Plus easy for DCI to expand if they can find the space since they are already approved for more seats than what they currently have.

We wanted immersion and are very happy at our charter independent of the middle school feed.  We will take those numbers and worst case scenario, it doesn’t work out will go private or move to close in burbs.  Not a big deal for us.  The potential for a middle school feed was a bonus but not the big criteria why we chose immersion.  I’m sure we are not the only ones like this.[/quote]

Ah yes, that easy peasy finding of space, which is never a problem for DC charters.  Especially large ones.

BTW, Yu Ying wants to replicate, so a lot of spaces at any new campus would be in the Chinese track.  And there's a ton of pressure to locate EOTR, especially with the new Stokes being there already, so any new campus may well be EOTR or close to the river.  Hope that works for you![/quote]

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