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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]I applied to Yu Ying online and got a very good waitlist number. I do not think YY gives advantage to those who show up in person, based on my experience. I applied at the stroke of 8am on the morning the lottery opened.[/quote]

What would you have done if you did not have internet service in your residence that day, and the library with the free internet access  was closed because it was only 8 a.m., and your equally impoverished friends and relatives also did not have internet access?

Oh, and you couldn't camp out the night before / morning of because you were at your $8.74 an hour job as an elder care worker doing the overnight shift and no vacation/flex-time option?  ie, you don't show up, you are fired?

I think I've pretty accurately described the situation of many of DC's poorest single moms.    I guess the "early bird" waitlist schools don't need them.  [/quote]

Spare us your "oh so compassionate" scenario.  Impoverished people figure it out when it matters to them. There is always a way, though it may be tough: and so will the day to day demands of the curriculum at these schools that have been mentioned.  Many will be the roadblocks to a great education around here. Impoverished or not, individuals have to make it happen.[/quote]

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