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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]When will we start to see waitlists really move? Midnight?[/quote]

LN here.

This is not my area of expertise, but my understanding is, no. This isn't like the Tableau dashboard where they are bulk uploading new data all at once. The MSDC website reports live numbers, and they change in real time as offers are made or preferences are updated. Since offers are made during the school day, I wouldn't expect any movement at midnight!

Numbers have already been shifting - about half of my kid's numbers have changed slightly since match day, in both directions (though more decreases than increases). And I have a friend who already got a waitlist offer (her kid was #1 on a waitlist).

Editorializing, but I assume now that the deadline has passed, schools will be reviewing their enrollment numbers and making some offers, as needed, but given that Friday is the deadline, I wouldn't expect that to be really happening until next week. And it will probably vary a lot by school. Some schools will jump right on it and make a bunch of offers, some will be busy and take some time, and some DCPS may want to wait to see how IB enrollment shapes up. Yes, there will be movement in May, but it won't all happen immediately on 5/1.

I'm with you though - cannot wait to start seeing numbers move!![/quote]

This is right. The school sits and takes stock of their numbers and decides what to do. Sometimes makes big decisions like how many classrooms to offer. This can take time, if they need central office permission. Also, remember that the person whose job it is to do this stuff probably also has a bunch of other stuff to do as part of their job.

I would expect movement to really pick up in the second and third weeks of May, at least that's what I remember from past years.[/quote]

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