HB has been (relatively) great for my 6th grader this year during this year of relative terrible stuff but fwiw I have heard lots of great stuff about all the other middle schools also, in particular, Swanson.

My child is on the waitlist for 6th grade at HB Woodlawn. Not surprisingly, her number is the same today as it was on the day the results came out. It does same updated 2/18, though. We have a neighbor who has a rising 9th grader and they have seen quite a bit of movement on the Tech waitlist.

DC moved up one spot today for HBW 9th grade so there is some movement.

Anonymous wrote:The IB lottery is not by school.

It's also not by merit.

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Anonymous wrote:HB # didn't move at all. The WL IB moved about 20 spaces.

We are around #10 wait list for HB 6th grade. Is that our position on our elementary school allotment of slots to HB or is that our number for all waitlisted students?

There are only 3 or 4 slots available for each elementary (some more, some less depending on school population). So you would essentially need everyone who got in, and everyone before you on the waitlist to all decline.

The IB lottery is not by school.

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Anonymous wrote:Likely your elementary position. It should say if you read closely. You will only move if someone in your elementary declined a spot.

Is this the case for all lotteries or just HB?

Can't speak to all lotteries but for HB it is definitely by school.

Anonymous wrote:HB numbers did not move last year until after the tour of the school. I doubt that will happen this year but maybe since kids are supposed to be back in school in a few weeks?

They did the "tour" virtually before the 22nd. They said maybe the kids will get to go in person in August.

Anonymous wrote:Likely your elementary position. It should say if you read closely. You will only move if someone in your elementary declined a spot.

Is this the case for all lotteries or just HB?

Likely your elementary position. It should say if you read closely. You will only move if someone in your elementary declined a spot.

Anonymous wrote:HB # didn't move at all. The WL IB moved about 20 spaces.

We are around #10 wait list for HB 6th grade. Is that our position on our elementary school allotment of slots to HB or is that our number for all waitlisted students?

Anonymous wrote:I'm wondering if offers from private schools coming in might change things? I saw on the independent schools thread that March 5 is a big date for that and that offers are starting to come in. Assuming that's true, maybe in the next couple of weeks we will see something move.

Quite possible! I hear private and parochial school applications are up this year.

DC is a rising 6th grader. Has anyone from the 6th grade HB lottery waitlist been offered a spot? I know very few people actually turn down HB spots so it's unlikely that anyone gets off of the waitlist but still wondering if there has been any movement at the 6th grade level.

I'm wondering if offers from private schools coming in might change things? I saw on the independent schools thread that March 5 is a big date for that and that offers are starting to come in. Assuming that's true, maybe in the next couple of weeks we will see something move.

My DD received an offer for HB sometime last school year (fall I believe) but turned it down. We were totally surprised by it.