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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Most parents are aiming for the same schools, and each feeder school only has a limited number of spots they can realistically send to top-tier schools.

Because of that, feeder schools aren’t just thinking about this year — they’re also thinking long-term and trying to protect their position.

So when kids are pretty equal on paper, it sometimes feels like families with younger siblings have an edge. That way, the school can potentially place multiple siblings into strong schools down the line.[/quote]

Families’ situations change, and many who don’t have younger siblings now may in the future. It’s hard to see how that can be a consistent or fair basis for decisions.[/quote]

You are looking for "fairness"  in the context of [checks notes] . . . rich parents who are striving to get their kids into the "right" elementary schools from "feeder" preschools so that the kids can meet the "right people" and attend "prestigious" high schools and, undoubtedly, Ivy League colleges.

"Fair" is completely absent from this scenario.  If was never part of it to begin with, and in this context means "something that hurts my kid and helps another."  [/quote]

It seems we’re comparing two kids, and I’m just sharing my thoughts on the reasoning. No offense intended and it’s ultimately none of my business. Taken at face value, this logic suggests that last child in a family is disadvantaged in feeder school placements. So the idea is to keep birthing to play the game?[/quote]

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