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I was matched with my #2 school and have made peace with that choice. To me it seems to have worked very well, because I am waitlisted in the top ten at my #1 choice, and have not yet received a call asking if I want that spot. This means that those who matched truly wanted those spots, and weren't just grabbing as many spots as they could.  [/quote]

yes, it worked quite well for you. I think there's a sense of inherent unfairness from people who got low #s--here you got into #2, with a shot at #1, where people on the bottom didn't even get into #12, or near it on a waitlist. The top lottery winners have a very good chance of getting into their top schools, but those at the bottom have a poor shot of getting into their last choice. The lottery works well now, in terms of waitlsits and efficiency,  but for the people who had poor luck, it sucks. You only have one number and if its bad, well, too bad for you. Under the old, chaotic system, you had 12-15 chances of drawing a decent number. I say this as someone who already has a slot from last year. [/quote]

I am PP who had really bad luck too, but I don't think the process is unfair. The fact is that even under the old system, the same # of people would have been locked out, since the lottery can't add seats to the pool. I think one positive here is that at least we know sooner and can make alternative plans, and that those who got matched really want their seats. It's not like one person got into Cap City when they preferred Two Rivers, while another person preferred Cap City but got into Two Rivers, and they would be better off by trading. It sucks to be on the losing end, but you'd have just as much probability of having that happen in the old system. Basically, someone has to win, and someone has to lose no matter what system is used to allocate seats. At least this way, those who get seats are more likely to be in schools they really want.

Despite my bad luck, I hope all the charters join the common lottery next year. [/quote]

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