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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]First, if I'm #10,000 out of 10,000 total applicants for PK4, there's no way I'm getting in to any school anywhere. If every school has a wait list that places me based on that number, I will be at the bottom every time. Even if I have preferences, I'll be the loser in every tie-breaker. That simply cant't be the way this thing is run. [/quote]

[b]the lottery number is your ID number, right?[/b]  I have a number in the 5,000s.   The lottery is for nearly all DCPS and Charter schools, and while thousands of people have entered the lottery, their preferences and their grade levels are going to be very, very different.  My child is entering 5th grade.  My lottery is ONLY in competition with others who are applying for 5th grade.  Let's say my lottery number is 12,234 for example.  I'm not in competition with the person holding 12,233, because that person is applying for PK4 -- [/quote]

your lottery number is NOT your ID number.  no one currently knows their lottery number.  The algorithm assigns the lottery number and then goes through the rankings using the deferred acceptance model until all spaces are filled.[/quote]

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