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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Although I have more knowledge of/personal experience with moving from the middle school magnet waitpools (Eastern and TP) than the HGC (b/c my kid was accepted outright ) , the (very limited number of) kids/families I know who got into the HGC through the waitpool were the ones who had provided additional information like a sibling/twin had been accepted; an older sibling is currently in the program; etc.  In contrast, I don't know of anyone (again, from among a handful of families) who thought his/her kid was moved from the waitpool simply because his/her name was selected through a lottery.  But, I have no reasons of my own to believe that open HGC spots were not filled in whole or part through a lottery -- my point is only that the limited number of people I know who were in this situation seem to believe that their kid was moved from the waitpool into the program after they had provided additional reason(s) for why the placement into the WAITPOOL had not been warranted (e.g., the waitlisted sibling is just as capable/worthy as the accepted sibling).  The only waitpool-to-program situation I know of which didn't involve some kind of "sibling" issue is one where the family successfully demonstrated that the particular kid's needs could not be met at the home school (due to funding/resource cuts) and that claim was supported by the home school's principal.       [/quote]

I know several children who got in off of wait pool last year (mine included) and none of them involved any of the issues that you mention. They were all simply the next names chosen.[/quote]

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