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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My numbers were horrible this year for PreK4 and I didn’t think I could get any worse then last year. Congrats to those who got where they wanted![/quote]

Same for us! I’m done with this lottery and DCPS. [/quote]

We gave up a year ago.  If I ever have slight regrets about moving, and that is rare, a thread like this makes me very happy about the decision we made.[/quote]

Cause trying is hard and if you try you might be disappointed? Great lesson for your kids there skippy. [/quote]

Not pp, but that’s a terrible comparison.  The school lottery has nothing to do with skill, practice or hard work it’s simply luck.[/quote]

It wasn't a comparison. It was a statement. Lots of things in life are about putting yourself out there when you have no control over the outcome. What you are supporting is the proposition that if you put yourself out there for a possible positive outcome it might hurt if you don't get the thing you wanted, so you shouldn't try. Take your ball and go home. Seems to me your world view tells us that the lottery is working as it should; pure chance. My HHI is in excess of $500k and there are  several grad degrees in my house. But in this limited circumstance my education and means and connections don't help. Someone who is food insecure had the same chance as me. And presumably will suffer much more disappointment since I can afford private schools or to move to another home.  But that person is used to having to face rejection and fight and scrap for everything they get. You apparently don't want to play with even a fair playing field.

If you can't take the rejection of the free MSDC Lottery then you wouldn't last 10 minutes in the shoes of someone who has to scrap their way up relying on luck and being in the right place at the right time. Best of luck to you in the burbs. And to your kids in overcoming the sense of entitlement that will surely be handed down. [/quote]

We’ve played the lottery multiple times to get into the school we’ve attended now for 3 years.  Worked for us, but I don’t begrudge anyone who chooses differently.  Eventually you need to take control over your destiny.  [/quote]

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