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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Or alternately, you could read the FAQ:
http://www.myschooldc.org/faq/
http://www.myschooldc.org/getting-started/what-do-all-these-terms-mean/

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But that FAQ doesn't address the basic single question underlying most of this debate: once all the applications are in, will the computer somehow find and consider all the applicants with sib/IB preference first and match them, then go to everyone with no preference and look at their ranking?  [Because, say what you will, but one think that Common Lottery staff are ADAMANT about is that the computer will consider how applicants rank schools.  The computer will NOT only look at your random lottery number in doing its "matching"].

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Why would the FAQ address something that isn't relevant?

Looking at the MV example, I can see how you would be confused. If you asked, "Does ranking a school #1 increase my chance of getting into that school?" the answer is yes. However, that's the wrong question. The right question is, "does the lottery process use rankings to adjust preferences?" The answer to that is no.[/quote]

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