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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have to chime in and underscore the importance of being realistic about your commute if you are working parents.  I have too many friends who underestimated the commuting stress and ended up needing to turn down schools they had put on their list that they too late realized were not possible for them to handle given the location.  [/quote]

I would disagree with this (although I may be in the minority). We are in 2nd grade and have had about a 25-30 min commute (opposite work) since PK3. I feel like the most important thing is a long term fit for my DC. There weren't many decent schools near us and not with long term solutions (through at least middle school). [/quote

I am in the same boat and spend 15-20 min each way commuting for my children's amazing immersion school. It's worth it for us, and we have a great carpool. [/quote]

The thing to remember is that if you got into a school before the common lottery, the equation was different. Back then the good charter far from your house may have been the only school you got into. But now (other than LAMB) you have one lottery number for all schools. So if you have a great lottery number, you will get into a top pic and otherwise not. If you do have a top pic, many people would consider both commute and quality of the school. For example, if you live in Eckington and have a great number, you'll have your pick of schools and odds are you may prefer IT to SWW or CMI, just because it is closer and they are all good schools. So among the top HRCS, we picked the one near us that fed into DCI (we wanted a middle school option plus the language) and ranked that first.

another PP said to evaluate your in bounds school and compare others to that school. [/quote]

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