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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Honestly, the lack of engagement in this thread suggests (if anything) there will be less demand. Obvious DCUM is hardly representative of the general population, but this thread has faded a few times now. The lack of clamoring for this thread suggests there may not be as many people (which may be more broadly true as well).[/quote]

Is it possible that more people have just decided to stick with their IB so they’re not nervous about getting in? With lots of people working from home now, I bet they’d rather stick to schools close to home too. I’m not doing the PK lotto until next year but personally we won’t be leaving the neighborhood because it’s soo much easier to just walk my toddler down the road. We can lotto again later for better MS options or go private. [/quote]

DP but not all IBs guarantee or even offer PK3, which is why it's historically been a big "where should I be looking" year for parents.[/quote]

It seems like people are a lot more chill, a lot more willing to accept their IB, and a lot less interested in long commutes to charters that once had the buzz but don't anymore. So that makes waitlists a lot shorter. It's not that there's so many fewer kids, it's that each kid is lotterying for fewer schools.[/quote]

Pretty sure it's the addition of CBOs creating this new brand of superchill parents, not necessarily a sea change in views on IB schools.  When Ward 3 parents can just choose to stay close to home for free PK, there is much less churn for the schools along their commutes to work.[/quote]

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