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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Another poster here - I also know a kid who got in for middle school because child was being bullied. Parent also happened to be a county employee but I don't know if that made a difference. Child thrived and blossomed at HB.

I also think that families who already have one child at HB get some kind of admissions bump because I know many, many families whose second child got in despite the huge odds. It seems to me more than coincidence. JMO[/quote]

Twins who are applying the same year get groups together in the lottery so that they either both get in or neither gets in; otherwise, I don't believe there is any sibling preference. That said, for families who have an older sibling there and are happy with the program, they're probably going to also apply for the younger siblings as well, which means an awfully big part of the applicant pool is going to be younger siblings of HB students. That you end up with a bunch of families with more than one sibling at the school is not inherently noteworthy from a statistical standpoint.[/quote]

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