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Show me where it is clearly stated that random lottery number trumps student's ranking of the school and, where all else is equal except the student's rank of the school, a higher random lottery number trumps student's ranking of school?

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It's not clearly stated because there isn't anything at all about rank in the FAQ. Let me ask this back: If rank were so important -- more important than lottery number -- why did they leave it out of the FAQ?[/quote]

I have no idea why they left it out.  I only know what the admissions people at the 2 schools I'm most interested in told me and the person representing the lottery at the fair I went to said.  They clearly, unequivically said "Rank matters and a student with everything else the same but with who ranked the school lower would lose to a student who ranked it higher".

For me, that's all I need to know, and I'm acting on that regardless of what anonymous people on the internet say.  But I'm interested in the sources people are using to assert so strongly that random lottery number trumps rank.

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Very strange.  When I asked the Schools DC people at the ward 5 school fair, they did not tell me that.  They stressed that it was important to put your true first choice in the #1 slot and that your chances of getting in to each school were independent of each other or rank.[/quote]

Seems like every possibility being discussed here means you should put your true rank order, but if rank has nothing to do with your chances of getting in, why do they want you to rank it?  Just to know what order to keep you/drop you as the slots fill up?  The answer you got actually doesn't mention lottery number or rank, both of which makes your chances relevant to others (even though you can't control lottery number, which is assigned to you).  But if the random lottery number has an impact, then what happens to you is still relevant to what happens to others.[/quote]

Rank still matters.

If you don't love your IB/SIB/PROX school then don't rank it #1.  Rank your favorite school #1 and increase your chances of getting into it.  How do you increase your chances?  Well, if you put your so-so IB/SIB/PROX school as #1 and get accepted then you won't even be considered for your dream school.

Isn't a 1 in 500 chance better than a 0 in 0 chance?[/quote]

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