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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Oh god.  Why I am even bothering to submit a list?  This is insanity!  I'm Ward 5 with no decent IB options, and it doesn't look like OOB is actually happening.

So.  How do you even begin to rank these things?  Do I rank the schools that I might have a snowball's chance in first (like Langdon and Burroughs and Takoma), or do I rank the "better" ones that everyone else wants first (SWS, Peabody, Logan Montessori)?[/q]

If you are unwilling to go to your IB, are there any DCPS possiblities that are in proximity to you? If so, I would strongly consider ranking it first or near first because that will be the only school you have any preference for. Apparently DCPS is changing the way the OOB waitlist is handled this year...if you get into a school you are then bumped off the waitlists for all the other schools on your list that are ranked behind that school you got into. The idea is you got something you wanted so no need to hold a waitlist spot for you on schools you didn't want as much. So you need to be very thoughtful about the order of your rankings. Think about not only what school you want most, but also which schools will truly work for you and your family in terms of commute, before and aftercare availability, etc. Good luck. [/quote]

Sigh.  So I guess the reality is that I will be almost entirely dependent on the charter lotteries.  I'm going to rank all of the schools within proximity that might be even a possible option, and hope that will result in a halfway decent backup plan. Thanks for posting the statistics--my list looks entirely different now!
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Well, the good news is there has been a recent crop of new charters that are desirable, so if you can be patient and wait out the shake out of all the schools and seats, you'll likely get in somewhere you are happy with. Take heart.[/quote]

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