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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't get why this thread is already 3 pages long and why anyone is trying to sell OP on YY.  As a parent who didn't even enter the lottery this year and who is happy where I am, if you have this many questions, I'd say go to Hearst which you seem to already feel is a school that meets your needs.  If you have that many questions about YY, leave the spot to a family who wants it more than anything and who would jump in the moment they were offered.  I agree with whoever said you've answered your own question by even asking and expressing so many doubts.[/quote]

This is a great point.  My children love YY and have absolutely thrived there.  Our family has made friends, and though we're from an international background, I continue to appreciate how much it continues to broaden our world.

Having said that, I've also been privately heartbroken - more than once - for families whom I know that passionately wanted Yu Ying and didn't get in.  Both families had really low WL numbers (high single digits or low teens) and never got in.  Both had lived in China or had a Chinese parent.  They wanted it so much, and would have been such amazing additions to the community.  It's sad for all of us that students who could contribute so much in the classroom aren't allowed to improve the school for everyone's benefit.

If you don't really love and want the idea of a bilingual education, then maybe it's best to give it to someone who does.[/quote].

I feel the exact same way. I find it devastating that so many families who would have been a wonderful addition are shut out. It bothers me when people put their much older child in an immersion setting when they have zero background in the language only to pull them out again when there are many families whose kid would have thrived there.  I agree that they're allowed to do this, but it makes me feel for the child who lost a year of school and the lost opportunity for someone who would have been so happy for the spot. I know that's an unpopular position, but it does make me sad. [/quote]

I'm one of the previous PPs, but I disagree with this point.  If a family sincerely thinks it's a great choice for their child when they make the choice, I am not upset at all if they give it their best shot and it doesn't work out.  As long as they were serious about trying to make it work, how can anyone be mad at them?

But the families who are ambivalent or have serious doubts when they accept - yeah, totally on the same page with you about that.  Wish they'd just used their other option and left the slot to someone who was over the moon about the chance.[/quote]

I'm the PP you're addressing. Definitely agree it's okay if you're sincere, give it a great shot, and it doesn't work out. I just hate it when people are very meh on a spot, put it on your lottery list because it's got a good rep and is desireable, and then give up because you never really cared about it in the first place. I've only seen this happen once. Most people are really happy. I think it's just sad when people who would give anything to attend get shut out. [/quote]

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