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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Not to be cynical, but on DCUM it’s pretty easy to pretend to be someone you’re not. And according to My School, no one was waitlisted for 9th grade at McKinley this year.

Caveat lector. [/quote]

You don't understand the process. Kids who didn't get into McKinley earlier in the process would not be waitlisted. [/quote]

I understand the process fine. The PP said she knew kids “waitlisted at McKinley.” In actual fact, zero kids were waitlisted at McKinley. [/quote]

How does this work -- according to the 2025-26 historical waitlist info McKinley had 250 lottery seats, 1,186 applications on results day, only 163 matches, and 0 waitlist.

Does that mean that they're not filling all the seats? Were there not enough qualified applicants? Am I looking in the wrong place? DCPS seems to have data. many places![/quote]

It means that many qualified applicants ranked McKinley below other schools in the lottery and matched with their higher-ranked schools. For example, a 8th grader might apply for Latin, DCI, Walls, Banneker, Duke and MacArthur. But that still leaves six spots on their dance card, so why not add McKinley Tech? The odds that a kid qualified for McKinley matched with one of their top six schools are pretty high: the match rate for rising 9th graders who listed six schools was 95%. And if a qualified kid matches with a higher-ranked schools, they will not be matched or waitlisted with MT. [/quote]

Just so you know, not every 8th grader applies for Latin, DCI, Duke Ellington or MacArthur over McKinley Tech.  My kid had no interest in any of those schools and chose McKinley.  Your supposition that McKinley is usually the last choice is insulting and ill-informed.[/quote]

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