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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The 100+ on the waitlist was for grades other than 6th - but it still demonstrates there is demand.  Thinking back to what I initially saw on the school data site, I think there actually was briefly a waitlist for 6th as well, but for whatever reason, those students did not materialize and numbers changed several times.  Don't forget, as another wrinkle, the unified lottery process was also a brand new thing this year, and it's entirely possible that this scrambled some things up in terms of timing and process, and may have confounded reliable registrant and waitlist counts.

Ultimately, I believe the waitlist this year was bigger than it was the prior year, and bigger than the year before that, and for that reason, and in following the historic trend, I think it will likely be even bigger next year.  Based on that historic trend, I for one am pretty confident it won't be any significant problem and that the total can be reached via planning out 5th and 6th.  And from what I've seen, the school admins don't seem to think it's a problem either.  [b]And furthermore, as the upper school continues to build out with kids that started out as full BASIS cohorts in 5th and 6th grades and who have had the benefit of years of more gradual preparation and acclimatizing in the lower school by the time they get to the upper school, as opposed to the culture shock of being thrown right into the mix into something that's more rigorous and accelerated than what they are used to, I think we will see more retention and more fully populated and more reliable upper school grades with each coming year through the next several years as well - and that will also help with the total and reduce potential gaps or any future need for adjusting slots. [/b]

Remember, they've been through this start-up process many times before, and no doubt have a far greater knowledge base about how to make schools work and succeed than either of us do.[/quote]

Do you think that includes admitting new 7th, 8th, and 9th graders?  Last year it was a typo.  This year it may become a reality.  What do you think about this?[/quote]

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