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[quote=Anonymous]The changes to the lottery mean that schools will have 'true' wait lists for the first time.  In order to have an 'impressive' waitlist, schools now need to be ranked 1st or 2nd or at some spot before a child gets accepted somewhere (that is if a child gets in at their fourth-preferred school, the child will only count on the wait lists of the first three preferred schools and not count on the wait lists for the 4th and 5th).  So schools like Payne, Miner, JO Wilson, Ludlow-Taylor, etc will likely see their waitlists shrink considerably.  Also - DCPS will likely find that a far lower percentage of people are getting into their first and second choices.

By telling people to rank SWS first, the principal was effectively trying to make sure that his school can boast of a long wait list.  You don't have to rank SWS first in order to be considered for a spot - you do have to rank it higher though than a sure thing school (that is if your 'safety' school is ranked 5th, then you need to rank SWS 1-4).  Like other posters have said elsewhere, the new lottery method means that people really need to be sure about their preferences and then rank the schools accordingly.  As long as you do that, you will be fine.[/quote]

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