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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am getting confused. I thought the algorithm doesn't weight the parents' ranking, but lots of people are saying now that it does.[/quote]

A lot of people are saying a lot of things.  What I will point out is, regardless of what the different perspectives here are, if you talk to the Common Lottery staff and staff at some of the participating schools, they all say that the parent's ranking DOES matter and can influence the results.  No one, and I mean no one that I have talked to about this who's actually directly involved has said that the parent's ranking doesn't matter.

The specifics of how the algorithm works, where/when ranking comes into play... lots of opinions about that.  But no one official in this has said that parent ranking doesn't influence the results, and [b]some schools (including Mundo Verde on their admissions page of their official website) are saying ranking DOES matter[/b].  That is why this is considered "2-way matching", trying to match the people the schools are prioritizing with the people prioritizing that school.[/quote]

Not really.  They are saying "Rank us #1 to increase your chances."  If I rank Mundo Verde #3, and I get in to my 1 or 2 choice, then I am completely off the Mundo Verde list.  I have lost any chance of attending the school.  If I want to [b]guarantee[/b] a CHANCE to get in any given school, I need to rank that school #1. So yes, ranking obviously matters.  It matters a lot.  However, it does not mean that ranking the school a school #1 adds a weight to my chances of getting in to that school.[/quote]

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