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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Crap lottery number. Unhappy at current school. Trying the "short waitlists" but those lists aren't moving either and the distances are daunting.

I just feel like crap. Worse, every time I talk to ANYONE else in the DC public school system, it feels like they are announcing that they just moved IB for Murch or got a much coveted spot at SWS that they TURNED DOWN to stay at LAMB or some such nonsense.

Anyone have good stories of being shut out of the lottery in PK-early elementary and it all working out okay in the end? Would be great if these stories did not involve buying a home for more than 600k somewhere because that is not in the cards. I just need to feel less miserable.[/quote]

We struck out 4 years in a row and gave up and moved to Bowie, MD. House cost less than $400 then, worth less than $500 now. We did public elementary, and are now doing private for MS/HS. [/quote]

No judgment, but why move at all then? ES options in DC are pretty good. MS and HS is where you need luck. If you were prepared to spend money on private, what's the point in having to live in Bowie?

Again, no judgment. Just trying to understand the thought process.[/quote]

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