Anonymous
Post 04/06/2016 15:49     Subject: Re:The Have your waitlists moved? Have you declined a spot? thread
Anonymous wrote:My numbers at Lee and Cap City have actually increased for PK3. I'm guessing due to admitted siblings.


Ditto. let's hope this doesn't continue.
Anonymous
Post 04/06/2016 15:39     Subject: The Have your waitlists moved? Have you declined a spot? thread
No movement so far in any of our PK4 waitlist numbers. But I keep checking.
Anonymous
Post 04/06/2016 14:50     Subject: The Have your waitlists moved? Have you declined a spot? thread
Anonymous wrote:14:08 We're in a similar (fortunate, I know) position. Matched at CMI with good WL #s at MV and YY for PK3. Did you visit all three schools? Of course the decision is different for every family/child, but can you speak to some of the factors that you've considered??


I know a lot of parents in upper grades and spoke to them about their experiences at the schools. While all 3 schools are excellent, there were enough families leaving MV in the upper years for stronger academic programming or their IB schools for us to consider it over the other two. YY is a really tough choice for us. For our child, I liked the curriculum and the more arts based feel to CMI.



Anonymous
Post 04/06/2016 14:42     Subject: The Have your waitlists moved? Have you declined a spot? thread
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:PK3

#21 at Meridian PCS post-lottery, offered a spot yesterday. Will decide after open house on Saturday.

Appletree Columbia Heights, moved up 1 spot, now #111

Bancroft, moved down 2 spots, now #167

Mundo Verde, moved up 6 spots, now #480

Matched with Powell. Will decide after Meridian open house.



You'll probably get into Appletree - they seem to go through lots of WL numbers because people want longer-term options. And it's supposed to be great.

you will like Powell. Congratulations. (We are at Cleveland for Spanish).
I personally would take Powell over Meridian in a heartbeat but that's based on second-hand info from friends last year, so that's just one uninformed internet stranger's opinion.
Anonymous
Post 04/06/2016 14:16     Subject: The Have your waitlists moved? Have you declined a spot? thread
14:08 We're in a similar (fortunate, I know) position. Matched at CMI with good WL #s at MV and YY for PK3. Did you visit all three schools? Of course the decision is different for every family/child, but can you speak to some of the factors that you've considered??
Anonymous
Post 04/06/2016 14:10     Subject: Re:The Have your waitlists moved? Have you declined a spot? thread
Anonymous wrote:Has anyone's numbers moved up or down for IT or CMI? Or are those schools waiting till May?


what grade?
Anonymous
Post 04/06/2016 14:08     Subject: The Have your waitlists moved? Have you declined a spot? thread
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:My first grade numbers haven't moved at all either. Probably won't until May


We have extremely good numbers at both YY and MV, will probably get into both and may not accept either.


What are you choosing as an alternative?


CMI
Anonymous
Post 04/06/2016 13:19     Subject: Re:The Have your waitlists moved? Have you declined a spot? thread
Has anyone's numbers moved up or down for IT or CMI? Or are those schools waiting till May?
Anonymous
Post 04/06/2016 13:08     Subject: The Have your waitlists moved? Have you declined a spot? thread
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:My first grade numbers haven't moved at all either. Probably won't until May


We have extremely good numbers at both YY and MV, will probably get into both and may not accept either.


Good choice
Anonymous
Post 04/06/2016 11:10     Subject: The Have your waitlists moved? Have you declined a spot? thread
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:My first grade numbers haven't moved at all either. Probably won't until May


We have extremely good numbers at both YY and MV, will probably get into both and may not accept either.


What are you choosing as an alternative?
Anonymous
Post 04/06/2016 11:09     Subject: The Have your waitlists moved? Have you declined a spot? thread
Anonymous wrote:PK3

#21 at Meridian PCS post-lottery, offered a spot yesterday. Will decide after open house on Saturday.

Appletree Columbia Heights, moved up 1 spot, now #111

Bancroft, moved down 2 spots, now #167

Mundo Verde, moved up 6 spots, now #480

Matched with Powell. Will decide after Meridian open house.



You'll probably get into Appletree - they seem to go through lots of WL numbers because people want longer-term options. And it's supposed to be great.
I personally would take Powell over Meridian in a heartbeat but that's based on second-hand info from friends last year, so that's just one uninformed internet stranger's opinion.
Anonymous
Post 04/06/2016 11:05     Subject: The Have your waitlists moved? Have you declined a spot? thread
PK3

#21 at Meridian PCS post-lottery, offered a spot yesterday. Will decide after open house on Saturday.

Appletree Columbia Heights, moved up 1 spot, now #111

Bancroft, moved down 2 spots, now #167

Mundo Verde, moved up 6 spots, now #480

Matched with Powell. Will decide after Meridian open house.





Anonymous
Post 04/06/2016 11:05     Subject: The Have your waitlists moved? Have you declined a spot? thread
Anonymous wrote:My first grade numbers haven't moved at all either. Probably won't until May


We have extremely good numbers at both YY and MV, will probably get into both and may not accept either.
Anonymous
Post 04/06/2016 11:03     Subject: The Have your waitlists moved? Have you declined a spot? thread
I don't think you'll see much movement before May. We will likely be declining a spot at Basis but we're not rushing ourselves. It's a process. We talked with our daughter about it because she should have a say. We're reaching out to classmates' families to gauge if anyone else was offered a spot and it they'll take it, we're going to the Admitted New Students night to gather more information, we're trying to get a handle on what 5th grade will look like at our current school if we decide to stay (as we're planning on), etc. There is a lot to take in and consider. Having the month between the lottery results and the enrollment deadline is a nice time for families to breathe, think and assess before making a decision. Certainly, some families know immediately if they don't want a school they were matched with and will decline quickly. I just don't think that's the majority of people. And for sure, many will just not respond and let the opportunity expire on May 2.