Anonymous wrote:We live in Adams Morgan. This is our current list:

Appletree
Bancroft
Meridian
Ross
LAMB Montessori
Mundo Verde
Bridges
Creative Minds
Inspired Teaching
Lee Montessori
Powell
HD Cooke
Marie Reed
Tubman

Going to also put Breakthrough in there somewhere...

Apple tree first?

We live in Adams Morgan. This is our current list:

Appletree
Bancroft
Meridian
Ross
LAMB Montessori
Mundo Verde
Bridges
Creative Minds
Inspired Teaching
Lee Montessori
Powell
HD Cooke
Marie Reed
Tubman

Going to also put Breakthrough in there somewhere...

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Creative Minds
Bridges
Shepherd Park
Capital City
E.L. Haynes
Inspired Teaching
Lee
Shining Stars
Breakthrough
Appletree CH
Truesdell EC
Brightwood (IB)

Also applied to Bethune.

What do you think, what are the chances? Really would like to avoid Brightwood. Any other safeties you would suggest? Should we do Garrison instead of Truesdell (which is closer)?

FYI it's just Shepherd. I would also add West (or CMI) and remove Truesdell as I don't see Truesdell as being better than Brightwood. Personally, I would rank Shepherd first if I lived in Brightwood. I would probably move Bridges down to after ITS.

The reason is that anecdotally, I have heard particularly negative things about Brightwood, but not about Truesdell (granted, I haven't heard much about Truesdell at all, except that someone said they know someone who is happy there. I wasn't able to go to the open house). Do you think it would be reasonable to replace Brightwood with West, i.e. not list our IB at all? Or is that too risky given my list?

What's your plan B? Can you keep your daycare arrangement?

Be honest with yourself. If you were matched with Brightwood would you send your child or just try again next year.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Cap City
Stokes (french)
Stokes (spanish)
Bridges
ITS
CM
YY
DC Prep
E.L Haynes
Lee
Burroughs
Bunker Hill (IB)

This is my wish list. I think it's final.

Also considered - Shining Stars, Two Rivers 4th, Thomson (close to work),

Curious why no MV?

Wanted two safety schools. MV seems like another long shot so it fell off the list.

Also applied to Bethune and LAMB.

Anyone have any insight/thoughts on Burroughs and Bunker Hill?

Wanted two safety schools. MV seems like another long shot so it fell off the list.

Also applied to Bethune and LAMB.

Anyone have any insight/thoughts on Burroughs and Bunker Hill?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Creative Minds
Bridges
Shepherd Park
Capital City
E.L. Haynes
Inspired Teaching
Lee
Shining Stars
Breakthrough
Appletree CH
Truesdell EC
Brightwood (IB)

Also applied to Bethune.

What do you think, what are the chances? Really would like to avoid Brightwood. Any other safeties you would suggest? Should we do Garrison instead of Truesdell (which is closer)?

FYI it's just Shepherd. I would also add West (or CMI) and remove Truesdell as I don't see Truesdell as being better than Brightwood. Personally, I would rank Shepherd first if I lived in Brightwood. I would probably move Bridges down to after ITS.

The reason is that anecdotally, I have heard particularly negative things about Brightwood, but not about Truesdell (granted, I haven't heard much about Truesdell at all, except that someone said they know someone who is happy there. I wasn't able to go to the open house). Do you think it would be reasonable to replace Brightwood with West, i.e. not list our IB at all? Or is that too risky given my list?

Anonymous wrote:Cap City
Stokes (french)
Stokes (spanish)
Bridges
ITS
CM
YY
DC Prep
E.L Haynes
Lee
Burroughs
Bunker Hill (IB)

This is my wish list. I think it's final.

Also considered - Shining Stars, Two Rivers 4th, Thomson (close to work),

Curious why no MV?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Creative Minds
Bridges
Shepherd Park
Capital City
E.L. Haynes
Inspired Teaching
Lee
Shining Stars
Breakthrough
Appletree CH
Truesdell EC
Brightwood (IB)

Also applied to Bethune.

What do you think, what are the chances? Really would like to avoid Brightwood. Any other safeties you would suggest? Should we do Garrison instead of Truesdell (which is closer)?

Why would you put truesdell or garrison but not West? If your IB is Brightwood, West is closer than Garrison and has an actual chance of being decent beyond prek. We are IB for West and have always considered it a decent fallback. We are currently at one of the school's you list in your top 5.

Because from what I could tell, they didn't accept OOB last year, and I've read here it's not a safety.

I think the data shows who was initially accepted, but it wasn't ever updated to show waitlist movement. So there may have been a few OOB accepted eventually. It could mean starting the year at Brightwood and then transferring during the year if there's a little movement. The waitlists for a relatively small neighborhood school like that are probably not as long as some of the city-wide charter schools, so you might have a better shot.

Cap City
Stokes (french)
Stokes (spanish)
Bridges
ITS
CM
YY
DC Prep
E.L Haynes
Lee
Burroughs
Bunker Hill (IB)

This is my wish list. I think it's final.

Also considered - Shining Stars, Two Rivers 4th, Thomson (close to work),

Oops sorry I see you had CMI first. Id still replace Truesdell with West or Takoma.

Anonymous wrote:Creative Minds
Bridges
Shepherd Park
Capital City
E.L. Haynes
Inspired Teaching
Lee
Shining Stars
Breakthrough
Appletree CH
Truesdell EC
Brightwood (IB)

Also applied to Bethune.

What do you think, what are the chances? Really would like to avoid Brightwood. Any other safeties you would suggest? Should we do Garrison instead of Truesdell (which is closer)?

FYI it's just Shepherd. I would also add West (or CMI) and remove Truesdell as I don't see Truesdell as being better than Brightwood. Personally, I would rank Shepherd first if I lived in Brightwood. I would probably move Bridges down to after ITS.

Anonymous wrote:Creative Minds
Bridges
Shepherd Park
Capital City
E.L. Haynes
Inspired Teaching
Lee
Shining Stars
Breakthrough
Appletree CH
Truesdell EC
Brightwood (IB)

Also applied to Bethune.

What do you think, what are the chances? Really would like to avoid Brightwood. Any other safeties you would suggest? Should we do Garrison instead of Truesdell (which is closer)?

In previous years, just about anyone who applied to Bridges got in, even if in triple digits on the WL. This is definitely going to change because their reputation and the new building are major pluses. Still, this is the last easy year to get into an HRC on a major upward slope.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Creative Minds
Bridges
Shepherd Park
Capital City
E.L. Haynes
Inspired Teaching
Lee
Shining Stars
Breakthrough
Appletree CH
Truesdell EC
Brightwood (IB)

Also applied to Bethune.

What do you think, what are the chances? Really would like to avoid Brightwood. Any other safeties you would suggest? Should we do Garrison instead of Truesdell (which is closer)?

Why would you put truesdell or garrison but not West? If your IB is Brightwood, West is closer than Garrison and has an actual chance of being decent beyond prek. We are IB for West and have always considered it a decent fallback. We are currently at one of the school's you list in your top 5.

Because from what I could tell, they didn't accept OOB last year, and I've read here it's not a safety.

Anonymous wrote:Creative Minds
Bridges
Shepherd Park
Capital City
E.L. Haynes
Inspired Teaching
Lee
Shining Stars
Breakthrough
Appletree CH
Truesdell EC
Brightwood (IB)

Also applied to Bethune.

What do you think, what are the chances? Really would like to avoid Brightwood. Any other safeties you would suggest? Should we do Garrison instead of Truesdell (which is closer)?

Why would you put truesdell or garrison but not West? If your IB is Brightwood, West is closer than Garrison and has an actual chance of being decent beyond prek. We are IB for West and have always considered it a decent fallback. We are currently at one of the school's you list in your top 5.

Creative Minds
Bridges
Shepherd Park
Capital City
E.L. Haynes
Inspired Teaching
Lee
Shining Stars
Breakthrough
Appletree CH
Truesdell EC
Brightwood (IB)

Also applied to Bethune.

What do you think, what are the chances? Really would like to avoid Brightwood. Any other safeties you would suggest? Should we do Garrison instead of Truesdell (which is closer)?