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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm freaking out.  We ended up at our IB for PK3 and it has been fine.  PK4 there will also be fine but we are seriously concerned about K and up.  I know we have 2 shots at the lottery before we have to make some hard choices but I really really really don't want to have to move to the suburbs!  I think the fact that we have been through the lottery once and didn't get the results we were hoping for is putting even more pressure on the results this year.  [/quote]

We had terrible luck in PK3 and PK4, then got our #1 choice in K. It *does* happen, just might take a few tries. I kept the faith and you should too! Though I admit the weeks efore he K results I'd started browsing Moco real estate listings and feeling despair....[/quote]

NP here - Were you ever worried your #1 would disappoint?  I think that's my bigger fear.  What is the 1 or 2 schools we've been wanting don't work out, then we have to switch yet again.    [/quote]

Yes, of course I worried about that. But I recognize that no school is perfect, and while I miss some things about our IB that my kid attended for PK3 and PK4, I did my rankings very carefully and have been mostly happy with how the #1 has worked out. And when I'm not happy, I remind myself that it's just elementary school. The real freaking out is going to take place when middle school looms.[/quote]

NP. The other thing thta can and does happen is that even if #1 is a strong school, it turns out to be the wrong school for your particular child. It's tough to predict learning style, personality and so forth when they are 2.5-3 yo. Best laid plans and all that.

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This is an excellent point. With so many of these schools, I'm wondering what's the reality behind the slick marketing materials, particularly when it comes to some of the HRCS that I've visited...and of course, there is the learning style of my 4 yo, of which I'm not certain...[/quote]

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