Anonymous
02/26/2015 20:57
Subject: Last minute MYSchoolDC apps
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Share lists people! I'm always interested. And is there really a huge difference that an open house makes?
Yes. This is our 2nd yr doing the lottery. We've gone to open house of a HRCS and found that it's not for us. We ended up ranking it low.
like PP said, please share people! What open houses did you go to that changed your mind?
Anonymous
02/26/2015 16:15
Subject: Last minute MYSchoolDC apps
Anonymous wrote:Share lists people! I'm always interested. And is there really a huge difference that an open house makes?
Yes. This is our 2nd yr doing the lottery. We've gone to open house of a HRCS and found that it's not for us. We ended up ranking it low.
Anonymous
02/26/2015 16:11
Subject: Last minute MYSchoolDC apps
Share lists people! I'm always interested. And is there really a huge difference that an open house makes?
Anonymous
02/26/2015 16:08
Subject: Re:Last minute MYSchoolDC apps
Anonymous wrote:There's no pro or con to submitting early or right before the deadline.
True, but apparently many schools see a huge jump in applications in the last few days before the deadline. Personally I applied back in December.
Anonymous
02/26/2015 15:49
Subject: Re:Last minute MYSchoolDC apps
^ Thank you!
dcmom
02/26/2015 15:17
Subject: Re:Last minute MYSchoolDC apps
Anonymous wrote:Question: does your first choice school get more weight? I know you only get into one but my first choice is one that will have no or very few slots. Is it foolish to choose it or will the same preference just bump down to my second choice?
No. Once your lottery # is picked, if there is no room in your first choice, it watilists you and then moves to your second choice. There is no advantage to strategically reordering your picks once you choose where to apply; to the contrary, the best thing to do is to order in terms of preference. Good luck!
Anonymous
02/26/2015 15:12
Subject: Re:Last minute MYSchoolDC apps
Question: does your first choice school get more weight? I know you only get into one but my first choice is one that will have no or very few slots. Is it foolish to choose it or will the same preference just bump down to my second choice?
Anonymous
02/26/2015 15:09
Subject: Last minute MYSchoolDC apps
I did mine months ago. Waiting, waiting....
Anonymous
02/26/2015 15:06
Subject: Re:Last minute MYSchoolDC apps
Yeah, haven't done it yet. There's plenty of time.
Anonymous
02/26/2015 15:06
Subject: Re:Last minute MYSchoolDC apps
not done yet--going to an open house tomorrow and saturday.
Anonymous
02/26/2015 14:58
Subject: Re:Last minute MYSchoolDC apps
Anonymous wrote:There's no pro or con to submitting early or right before the deadline.
Other than just being done with it if you submit early!
Anonymous
02/26/2015 14:50
Subject: Last minute MYSchoolDC apps
Started the application a while ago, but just finished with the order of preference recently.
Anonymous
02/26/2015 14:49
Subject: Re:Last minute MYSchoolDC apps
There's no pro or con to submitting early or right before the deadline.
Anonymous
02/26/2015 14:47
Subject: Last minute MYSchoolDC apps
Not me. Submitted months ago.
Anonymous
02/26/2015 14:40
Subject: Last minute MYSchoolDC apps
Who's left it until the last few days to complete their application?