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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous] "how is each school to know which one the applicant truly favors?"   
Through communication with the elementary schools - specifically those 7th & 8th grade faculty who guide the high school application process.  They well know to which school each has interest.  These faculty are the source of inside scoop.    [/quote]

Junior High faculty here.  Applicant choice is not something we can communicate in any way to the high schools and I have never had a high school contact me about applications.  Sure we know what each child hopes for, but it is not our place to share that with a high school.  We complete the forms asked of us to the best of our ability but at that point I usually do not even know for certain where they are applying, much less what is their first choice.  I highly doubt our principal would communicate that information either without knowing that the other school was certain to accept the child.  The admissions process is difficult and no faculty member would jeopardize an applicant's chances. [/quote]

Thank you for specifically addressing the topic of first choice, Junior High faculty.   Isn't it a stretch, however, to say you 'do not even know for certain where they are applying'?  
Pardon my cynicism-but I think some Junior High faculty relish their importance in shaping the outcome of the application process of their students. In such individuals, the relative low pay and low status inherent in elementary education are gladly endured to have such influence over the outcome of the process.
It wouldn't surprise me if Junior High faculty have tremendous predictive ability as to which schools offer which students admission.     
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Your comment is totally stupid. My DS applied out to HS this year and the MS faculty could not have been any more helpful and really bent over backwards to make sure they portrayed each kid in a positive light to the HS. They were well aware of each child's first choice and provided guidance along the way. The thought that the MS teachers enjoyed "playing God" with some kids HS application is really ignorant. Maybe you are so stupid and vindictive that you would play petty games in retaliation for "low pay and low status" but I think most teachers would not.[/quote]

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