Reply to Lottery data with June offer numbers is up

Forum Index » DC Public and Public Charter Schools

Reply to "Lottery data with June offer numbers is up"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]yes, if you already have a sibling at Cooper or live lots closer (Brookland/Edgewood etc.), you might rank it over 2nd street.  some ppl definitely fit these categories.[/quote]

Definitely. Cooper is walkable for us, which is a huge deal when having also a kid in elementary and a kid in daycare. [/quote]

Sure, there are several reasons why you might prefer Cooper (siblings, location, language) but people are responding to the PP who said that people were ranking Cooper first [u]because[/u] they didn't think they had a shot at 2nd.  People aren't saying that others should necessarily prefer 2nd over Cooper or that it's bad to rank Cooper higher.  People are saying that you shouldn't rank Cooper higher based on your chances of getting a spot at 2nd.  That's the part that is wrong.[/quote]

Some people just don't grasp how the lottery works, it's true. Especially if they've been happy with their elementary school and haven't lotteried since PK3.[/quote]

Unfortunate truth. It also happens with some choosing not to lottery at 5th grade because they are happy with ES and thinking they'll just do it for 6th.  [/quote]

I just lived this (have a 4th grader at a good EOTP school with a bad middle) and while I may have considered staying when I was young and foolish, it was not at all an option. Our entire cohort played the lottery. Middle school is too important and the chances of getting a better path in 5th is so much higher than waiting for 6th (bc of Latin, Basis, ITS and all of the deal and Hardy (and maybe others depending on your standards)) feeders.

We had a medium number and got a placement at a good charter and an offer from a Hardy feeder.

[/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics