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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. Thanks, everyone, for a good conversation on what I recognize is a very hot button topic!

Let’s stipulate that we would be DC residents by the time of enrollment.  I have zero interest in being a residency cheat.

That said, I am having trouble finding documentation on what actually is allowed.

Option one would be to apply using the MD address where we currently reside.  From what folks are saying, it sounds like this is allowed and perfectly legal (comparable to moving from Chicago); however, we’d be unlikely to get in anywhere competitive due to the lottery preference rules.  Can anyone provide a link to those rules?

Option two would be to apply using the DC address, which we own but where we do not currently reside.  [b]Sounds like this is a grey area – it is not strictly speaking illegal but is considered fairly shady[/b].

Is that about right?
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Using your DC addy where you do not currently reside IS illegal.  There is no confusion about it, the application asks for your current address.  BUT, some schools apparently say that if you will be moving to DC and already have an address, use that one.  So while it is not playing by the rules especially because you live in MD (and not Chicago or Houston, where it's obviously impossible for you to commute to DC for school), apparently some schools say they'll still count you if you move before enrollment.

But it is, absolutely, illegal with regard to DCPS and PCSB rules to apply using an address you don't live at.  It's especially egregious because people do commute from MD and you'd just be doing it to get the residency edge on your chances, not because you are otherwise actually intending to move to DC because you want to live in DC.[/quote]

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