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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]“Unpredictable” only matters if it’s also difficult. If it’s somewhat unpredictable which of the four major application schools a kid will match with, but it’s a near-guarantee that a college-bound student will match with one, that’s really not a big deal. [/quote]

No, it's not a near guarantee. I know solid students who have been shut out. I don't know what makes you think you have the data to make these assertions. [/quote]

I’m an 8th grade teacher at a DCPS middle school (not Deal/Hardy), and this year was tough for our students. A LOT of surprising results—top students shut out of Banneker, waitlisted at McKinley, etc. 
DC had a “baby boom” in the early 2010s, and those kids are just starting to enter HS. Those of us who have been here for awhile remember the days of the 600+ waitlists for desirable PK programs—these are those same kids. I imagine the application process for HS will only become more competitive as the years go on. [/quote]

Except that many people from those years also moved away from DC during the pandemic. IME, things are easier to get into now than they were then.[/quote]

They absolutely are not for HS. I know what she's referring to. The year DC was born, Stokes was still pretty realistic for a French seat (our first choice). The year we applied, they had so many applicants that they had to do a lottery of siblings only. The rest of us had no shot. My kid is at Banneker now but has high achieving friends who were relieved to get into McKinley or struck out altogether. My kid was contacted and actually interviewed after the deadline so missed the two major interview sessions that the school typically does. There's a thread I created two years ago pressing for info as we'd heard nada and I was nervous. lol They had THAT many interviews to get through. We were just hopeful for McKinley at the point. McKinley is now competitive as well.

To be clear, the deadline I'm referring to is the one for school submissions for the lottery. We were contacted days after to interview and DC is part of the unusually large freshman class that fall. I can only imagine if Macarthur hadn't opened.[/quote]

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