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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I will start by saying that I was super into this last year, as were all our friends in the same situation. Our son was entering PK3 and we live EOTP with a neighborhood school that has not started to improve at all. So most of us were apprehensive about our in bounds. We were all hoping for charters or DCPS near us that were further along. We had about 10 that we would be happy with and hoped for the best. We ranked our in bounds last. We ended up getting into our #4 ranked charter over the summer. We are super happy and feel very lucky to have found a great place for our son. Here would be my tips:

1. Go to open houses: I ruled out some based on what I saw.

2. Rank your true preference: some friends got their #1 choice even with a waitlist of 500

3. Put your in bounds last if you are on the fence about it. You will likely get in there.

4. Don't bother with DCPS that only have spots for siblings if you are not in bounds

5. Be optimistic, I didn't think we would get in anywhere and we did.

Oh and we were originally matched with a DCPS that we would have been fine with, we were out of bounds for that school and were matched, so do your research.

6. Apply to schools not in the common lottery to keep options open.

7. Attend and engage with a school consultant so you don't get shut out entirely, they will help you even when you are ready to submit your list.
   
8. Have a back up plan if you don't want your in bounds: daycare or private

9. Give your in bounds a shot, lots of people end up happy with their in bounds school. [/quote]

Good advice except for the consultant. No need for that unless you are entirely new to town and/or have no friends who are parents.[/quote]

Agree. Snake oil for sale.[/quote]

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