Anonymous
Post 03/30/2018 21:30     Subject: Swami Waitlist Predictions
Anonymous wrote:OK, Swami. Miracle of miracles we got into our #4, Inspired Teaching. Will be happy there if that's where we land. WL #12 at Stokes, #15 at DC Bilingual, #25 at MV. How are we looking for spots off the wait list?


Swami is assuming PK3? If so, Swami says you'll get a post-first-day-of-school offer from Stokes... ONLY because of the EE expansion shuffling things.
Anonymous
Post 03/30/2018 21:29     Subject: Re:Swami Waitlist Predictions
Anonymous wrote:Swami hi, lemme ask you this as well, and see what your crystal ball says:

both my twins are on waitlist for PK3, how likely are they gonna be able to get in?

boy:

Center City PCS - Petworth Waitlisted - #26
West Education Campus Waitlisted - #68
AppleTree PCS - Columbia Heights Waitlisted - #78

girl:
Center City PCS - Petworth Waitlisted - #7
AppleTree PCS - Columbia Heights Waitlisted - #15
West Education Campus Waitlisted - #52
Seaton Elementary School Waitlisted - #57

they are twins, how likely is they can attend the same school if at all?


Swami says, pour a calming drink, you'll be fine with both your kids at CCP by June 15th.
Anonymous
Post 03/30/2018 21:28     Subject: Re:Swami Waitlist Predictions
Anonymous wrote:PreK3:
School Without Walls #26
Marie Reed #51
Hyde-Addison #21
HD Cooke #15
Ross #45
Cleveland Match

Chances?



Swami says HA won't move this year like it did last year, and you'll settle in at Cleveland, and wonder why you hate charters.
Anonymous
Post 03/30/2018 21:28     Subject: Re:Swami Waitlist Predictions
Anonymous wrote:I have twins and we were waitlisted everywhere. One of my kids isn't even close (#28 on our inbound school)

Can my other son pull him in?

Inspired Teaching Demonstration PCS--Waitlisted #29
E.L. Haynes PCS - Elementary School--Waitlisted - #6
Garrison Elementary School--Waitlisted - #3
Bruce-Monroe Elementary School @ Park View - English Dominant In-boundary--Waitlisted - #8


Swami says you aren't even close to a desperate situation, and will (both) end up at EL Haynes
Anonymous
Post 03/30/2018 21:26     Subject: Re:Swami Waitlist Predictions
Anonymous wrote:For First Grade

24 at Bridges

What says swami?


Swami says yes, that the Tier 3 ranking (deserved or not) is going to freak people out
Anonymous
Post 03/30/2018 21:26     Subject: Re:Swami Waitlist Predictions
Anonymous wrote:For 1st Grade

13 at Tyler
35 at EL Haynes
21 at Powell
16 at Breakthrough

Do we have any shot?


Swami says you'll get a Breakthrough offer and really stress about Montessori.
Anonymous
Post 03/30/2018 21:25     Subject: Re:Swami Waitlist Predictions
Decaturdad wrote:PreK3 - #11 at West ... any chance we'll get in by this Fall?

Won't be close for any other schools.



Swami says yes, and welcome to DC... it is so much better than Atlanta.
Anonymous
Post 03/30/2018 21:25     Subject: Re:Swami Waitlist Predictions
Anonymous wrote:Thoughts on getting a seat at any of the following?

PK4

MV #13
Stokes Spanish (Brookland) #8
SWS #3

Thanks!


Swami hopes you aren't fretting about this numbers to your friends, because they are getting annoyed, and you will get offers from all.
Anonymous
Post 03/30/2018 21:24     Subject: Swami Waitlist Predictions
Anonymous wrote:For PK3
#11 Inspired Teaching
#24 Cap City
#27 Two Rivers - 4th

Inspired Teaching seems possible to likely by the count deadline, but what about the other two? All our other WL numbers are in the impossible zone.


Swami doesn't understand if people are sorting by WL number or true preference, but if true preference, you will be at ITS before August playdates kick off.
Anonymous
Post 03/30/2018 21:24     Subject: Re:Swami Waitlist Predictions
Latin 5th grade - #13?
Anonymous
Post 03/30/2018 21:23     Subject: Re:Swami Waitlist Predictions
Anonymous wrote:Thoughts? Predictions?

9th grade:
School Without Walls: 78
Washington Latin: 13
Wilson: 25

Tearing my hair out.


Swami understand-- you are close but no cigar... except for SWW, which your kid is going to love after a mid-August offer.
Anonymous
Post 03/30/2018 21:23     Subject: Swami Waitlist Predictions
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Swami Swami, is there any hope whatsoever of avoiding the drive to Stokes EE?


K:
Yu Ying 123
Stokes Spanish 95
Stokes French 59
MV 143
DCB 106
ITS 86
TR4 122
Lee 53
TRY 56
Stokes EE Spanish 19
Stokes EE French 2


Swami thinks there is literally no hope. None.


So harsh? Not even for Stokes EE French? Come on, we are #2!


I think Swami was agreeing you have no hope of avoiding Stokes EE because that’s where you will get in- hoping to join you!


Oh, yes. Sigh. Can I really drive there from Bloomingdale? Really? No.
Anonymous
Post 03/30/2018 21:23     Subject: Swami Waitlist Predictions
Anonymous wrote:Please swami, give me hope for pk3 #i9 at Yu Ying! DS is currently in a well regarded private preschool program in MD but would love to come back to DCPS/charter


Swami would have said yes if PK4, but nopes on PK3. Swami wants to know if you sorority suicided YY or if you have others on your list?
Anonymous
Post 03/30/2018 21:22     Subject: Re:Swami Waitlist Predictions
PK 4

waitlist Seaton #4
waitlist Garrison #11
waitlist Thomson #12
waitlist Hyde Addison #18

Any chance we get a spot at Seaton? What about the others? Matched at our IB.

Thanks!
Anonymous
Post 03/30/2018 21:22     Subject: Swami Waitlist Predictions
Anonymous wrote:PK4 matched at Center City PCS Shaw

WL #3 at Cleveland
#15 at Seaton
#22 at Thomson

Thanks, Swami!

I feel guilty/greedy even hoping for WL movement since last year we struck out altogether. So grateful to be in this position! It's hard not to feel like a bad lottery number is your fault somehow...


Swami says you will receive a Cleveland offer in the next 3 weeks bumping you off the other lists.