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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]Latin made more offers off the 5th grade waitlist than they ever have before - 36[/b]. [b]BASIS made 98 (highest since SY20-21)[/b] and Latin Cooper 41.[/quote]

Bolded is an example of why cherry picking a single data point isn't useful. BASIS pulled 98 kids off of WL which was indeed higher than prior years (e.g. +23 YoY) but there were 52 more kids on WL this year than last.

OG Latin pulled 25 more kids off WL than last year. But there were 86 more kids on WL than last year.

So what's the more meaningful data point? Kids who were pulled in off WL (when the class size remained basically constant) or kids left on WL who did not get in? I would argue the latter, but at a minimum any reasoned analysis demands consideration of more than a single data point. 
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I was assuming people interested in this topic were already aware of the longer waitlists this year for 5th, as it was discussed extensively on this forum over the summer.

The raw number tells you that previous rules-of-thumb (e.g., "you're not getting off the waitlist at Latin if your number is above mid teens") may need to be revisited.[/quote]

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