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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Huh, Barnard? The OP wanted up and coming schools that she had a possibility of getting a slot in the lottery. The train left a few years ago on that school.

Since the OP wants projections, I would look at neighborhoods that are rapidly gentrifying, like Riggs Park, Michigan Park, and Woodbridge. As others have mentioned, Burroughs is up and coming and I would suspect that LaSalle would be next or possibly Brookland. Brookland is very close to the new middle school, so that is big plus. [/quote]

You have to be smart and current when it comes to upping your chances in the lottery. We attend Barnard and love it. And yes, most spots are taken up by IB at this point. However, I believe the unified lottery had an impact on schools like Barnard this past year. Suddenly, families were limited to 12 spots (DCPS and charter--with a few charters not playing) and when it came down to it, Barnard did not make a lot of peoples' list of 12. I just want to look for the results from the 1st round of the lottery but I think they have been taken down so I can't confirm for sure, but I seem to recall that the waitlist was MUCH shorter than in years past.

Plus, remember, it's a numbers game. Barnard offers 4 classes of PS3...that is 60 spots. That's a lot. Statistically speaking, you'd have a much better chance getting into Barnard than a school that offers just one PS3 class (like Ross). Anyway, don't disregard your chances without really looking at the data and factoring in the sort of variables I describe. [/quote]

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