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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The system is designed for people to rank their TRUE preference and not try to game out others on their choose. (The only exception being the choice to include safety schools at the bottom of your list.)[/quote]

What has anyone suggested about revising the new common lottery that indicates gaming the system?[/quote]

Under the current system, you can't improve your chances of getting into a school by a different ranking. Under the change being proposed, you can. That's gaming.[/quote]

To me it's absurd to call it "gaming", but semantics aside, please explain clearly why making the rankings matter is gaming?  If you don't have a shot at your #1 (if it's popular) unless you rank it #1, why in the world is that bad?  Regardless of what name you want to call it and the judgements you want to apply to it, explain how increasing the likelihood that a higher % of families ranked their matched school #1 is in any way a bad thing or undesireable thing?[/quote]

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