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[quote=dcmom][quote=Anonymous]I don't see how the following statement can be accurate if the process described above is correct: "Once I choose the school I'm applying to, I should rank them in the order that I actually want my kid to go. There is no benefit of being strategic in rankings."

If "The computer has everyone request a seat from their first choice school . . ." and then "the computer has everyone who did not get a spot in round 1 request a seat from their second-choice school," then it matters in what order you rank them.

To use Hill schools as an example:  if I'm IB for Brent PK3 but slightly prefer the Reggio program at SWS, and don't like any other options, then I have a "strategic" decision to make.  Let's say I have a 40% shot of getting a spot at Brent if I list it first but only have a 10% chance of getting into SWS by listing it first.  In that case, I'd clearly list Brent over SWS, despite my preference, because by the second round Brent would be filled with other IB students.  I'd basically be choosing between a 40% or 10% chance of getting into a school I find acceptable.

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No, it doesn't make a final assignment in round 1. Look at my example above. It makes a temporary assignment and then in the next round considers everyone who applied in round 1 along with everyone who applied in round 2 and makes new assignments.

No benefit in ordering them strategically. In fact, it will hurt you, since you will not be considered for your top-choice schools unless you don't get into your bottom-choice schools.[/quote]

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