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Child #1 has sibling preference but ranked school ABC at #3, and didn't get into their #1-2.
Child #2 has no preferences but ranked school ABC at #1.

Who gets the seat at school ABC?

What if child #2's lottery number is higher than child #1's?[/quote]

Child #1. Sibling preference trumps no preference every time.[/quote]

I second this.  100% according to the logic of stable match.  School ABC prefers Child #2 over #1 so this creates an equitable match for all parties involved.[/quote]

We were arguing this point yesterday, but as of yesterday, who is disputing this part of it?

The part we are now disputing is this:
Same scenario as above EXCEPT Child #2 DOES have sibling preference.  Who gets the spot then if both children have sibling preference but Child #1 ranked the school #3 and didn't get into 1-2, vs. Child #2 who ranked the school #1?

[b]If you believe parent ranking has no effect beyond what order the computer tries to place you, you believe basically that at this point it's random[/b].  Those of us saying parent ranking matters are saying that in THIS scenario, Child #2 will get the spot.  Hands down.  And random computer assigned lottery number does not impact anything at this point.[/quote]

I believe this because it's true.[/quote]

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