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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The main thing EVERY family doing the common lottery this year needs to understand is this:

Research your choices and make sure our #1 is really the school you would be happiest with if you got in.  You ranking it #1 will affect both your chances of actually getting any available lottery slots, as well as your position on the waitlist.  And rank in your true rank order.

Can we all at least agree that that is the approach families should take to ranking their 12 choices?[/quote]

I am the PP who said that if the Denver system is adopted, there is a real incentive for families not to rank in the true rank order and instead to think strategically about what schools should be listed early on.[/quote]

But in a way, since you would be stuck with that school if you got in and placed it 1st (and would be out of running for any other schools), in a way you're allowing that to be your first choice (after you take everything into consideration).  You're basically saying "This is the school we think we have the best shot at and would be happy with".  What is wrong with prioritizing that?[/quote]

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