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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][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]

You thought right, and they thought wrong.[/quote]

Ha, okay. Wishful thinking on some people's part that putting #1 is going to help. Thanks.[/quote]

Right, because somehow your opinion on this is more legitimate than what actual authorities involved this year, in this lottery in this are saying... Ha, okay.[/quote]

Here's what putting a school at #1 does - it makes it your #1 school choice.  If you get accepted in it, then great.  If you don't then it moves down the line.  It says, "I prefer this over the other schools I selected, so if I get in, I want to keep it".  Your #2 school says "I prefer this over the other schools I selected accept for #1, and if I get into #2 then great!  If I get into #1 then disregard #2 and give me #1".[/quote]

That is obvious.  No one in any of these threads is disputing this.

The question is, beyond that, are there any points in the process where how you rank the school gives you an edge or a disadvantage over other students in your preference category that the computer is considering.  That is where people have varying opinions, and anyone who's spoken to the Common Lottery has been told that it matters, because the goal is to match schools with the students they prioritize (sibs, IB, AND those who actually really want to be at that school) with those who show they really want to be at that school.

Call.  Ask.  Regardless of any other variations in answers that people are getting, this has not changed in the answers.[/quote]

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