Anonymous
03/29/2019 13:27
Subject: Re:Post your lottery results
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:PK3
Maury, IB no sibling: 37
Miner: 27
AppleTree LP: 55
JO Wilson: 48
AppleTree OK Ave: Match
This is mine - Should I go ahead and assume I have no shot at Maury? From what I have read, it seems like I have a decent shot at Appletree LP?
I would think some shot, but not a good shot. Last year AP LP only made 12 offers through August for PK3. They then made 30 more in October when I'm sure a lot of people (including myself) passed... so it was probably a bunch of offers for 1-2 spots. I think at that point it's pretty random when the first person says yes; the 2 years before, for instance, they only made 20 and 23 total offers through October.
Anonymous
03/29/2019 13:26
Subject: Post your lottery results
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:It's interesting--one of the DC council members posted about the lottery results. A couple people appear to have a good understanding, but several others commented angrily about their results, even posting screen shots of their results. Many are for popular schools with few slots available (Brent, Janney, HRCS, etc.). Makes me realize how many people don't understand the lottery process.
Does MySchoolDC offer any tips or strategies these days, for families who are interested in maximizing chances of matching? Or do they simply tell families to list schools in the order of their true choice?
The latter
I honestly have no clue how to maximize my chances. I really struggled w/ prioritizing my choices and ultimately matched w/ first choice. But I didn’t use any particular strategy. Simply listed in order of preference. Would be interested in hearing specific strategies.
I'm the OP that raised the question. I was mostly thinking about the importance of including safety schools if you want to match somewhere, how to determine which schools may qualify as safeties based on last year's waitlists, etc.
Absent other circumstances such as an older sibling, OP, the safest school you can pick is your in-boundary school. The instruction is to rank in order of your true preference, because the risk is that if you rank a safety school above a more preferred school and are admitted, you will not even be placed on the waiting list for your most desired school. That removes any chance of you getting off that wait list. There is no way to game the system other than to include schools where something about your family makes it more likely that you will get in.
OP here--so what to do about the many angry commenters I mentioned, who don't appear to understand the odds game when selecting schools? And when I mention safety schools, it seems the criteria would be 1) a safe bet of getting in, AND 2) a school that is less desirable, but one that you wouldn't mind sending your kids to if any of your higher choices don't pan out. So safety schools would be at the end of the list, and not ranked above more preferred schools.
Anonymous
03/29/2019 13:20
Subject: Post your lottery results
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:It's interesting--one of the DC council members posted about the lottery results. A couple people appear to have a good understanding, but several others commented angrily about their results, even posting screen shots of their results. Many are for popular schools with few slots available (Brent, Janney, HRCS, etc.). Makes me realize how many people don't understand the lottery process.
Does MySchoolDC offer any tips or strategies these days, for families who are interested in maximizing chances of matching? Or do they simply tell families to list schools in the order of their true choice?
The latter
I honestly have no clue how to maximize my chances. I really struggled w/ prioritizing my choices and ultimately matched w/ first choice. But I didn’t use any particular strategy. Simply listed in order of preference. Would be interested in hearing specific strategies.
I'm the OP that raised the question. I was mostly thinking about the importance of including safety schools if you want to match somewhere, how to determine which schools may qualify as safeties based on last year's waitlists, etc.
Absent other circumstances such as an older sibling, OP, the safest school you can pick is your in-boundary school. The instruction is to rank in order of your true preference, because the risk is that if you rank a safety school above a more preferred school and are admitted, you will not even be placed on the waiting list for your most desired school. That removes any chance of you getting off that wait list. There is no way to game the system other than to include schools where something about your family makes it more likely that you will get in.
Anonymous
03/29/2019 13:15
Subject: Post your lottery results
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:It's interesting--one of the DC council members posted about the lottery results. A couple people appear to have a good understanding, but several others commented angrily about their results, even posting screen shots of their results. Many are for popular schools with few slots available (Brent, Janney, HRCS, etc.). Makes me realize how many people don't understand the lottery process.
Does MySchoolDC offer any tips or strategies these days, for families who are interested in maximizing chances of matching? Or do they simply tell families to list schools in the order of their true choice?
The latter
I honestly have no clue how to maximize my chances. I really struggled w/ prioritizing my choices and ultimately matched w/ first choice. But I didn’t use any particular strategy. Simply listed in order of preference. Would be interested in hearing specific strategies.
I'm the OP that raised the question. I was mostly thinking about the importance of including safety schools if you want to match somewhere, how to determine which schools may qualify as safeties based on last year's waitlists, etc.
Anonymous
03/29/2019 13:13
Subject: Re:Post your lottery results
Anonymous wrote:PK3
Maury, IB no sibling: 37
Miner: 27
AppleTree LP: 55
JO Wilson: 48
AppleTree OK Ave: Match
This is mine - Should I go ahead and assume I have no shot at Maury? From what I have read, it seems like I have a decent shot at Appletree LP?
Anonymous
03/29/2019 13:06
Subject: Post your lottery results
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:It's interesting--one of the DC council members posted about the lottery results. A couple people appear to have a good understanding, but several others commented angrily about their results, even posting screen shots of their results. Many are for popular schools with few slots available (Brent, Janney, HRCS, etc.). Makes me realize how many people don't understand the lottery process.
Does MySchoolDC offer any tips or strategies these days, for families who are interested in maximizing chances of matching? Or do they simply tell families to list schools in the order of their true choice?
The latter
I honestly have no clue how to maximize my chances. I really struggled w/ prioritizing my choices and ultimately matched w/ first choice. But I didn’t use any particular strategy. Simply listed in order of preference. Would be interested in hearing specific strategies.
Anonymous
03/29/2019 12:56
Subject: Post your lottery results
Anonymous wrote:It's interesting--one of the DC council members posted about the lottery results. A couple people appear to have a good understanding, but several others commented angrily about their results, even posting screen shots of their results. Many are for popular schools with few slots available (Brent, Janney, HRCS, etc.). Makes me realize how many people don't understand the lottery process.
Does MySchoolDC offer any tips or strategies these days, for families who are interested in maximizing chances of matching? Or do they simply tell families to list schools in the order of their true choice?
The latter
Anonymous
03/29/2019 12:44
Subject: Post your lottery results
It's interesting--one of the DC council members posted about the lottery results. A couple people appear to have a good understanding, but several others commented angrily about their results, even posting screen shots of their results. Many are for popular schools with few slots available (Brent, Janney, HRCS, etc.). Makes me realize how many people don't understand the lottery process.
Does MySchoolDC offer any tips or strategies these days, for families who are interested in maximizing chances of matching? Or do they simply tell families to list schools in the order of their true choice?
Does MySchoolDC offer any tips or strategies these days, for families who are interested in maximizing chances of matching? Or do they simply tell families to list schools in the order of their true choice?
Anonymous
03/29/2019 12:29
Subject: Re:Post your lottery results
Anonymous wrote:For PK3:
1. DC Bilingual -- #2
2. Marie Reed -- #8
3. Powell -- #9
4. MV 8th -- matched
How much movement (generally) for the DC Bilingual wait list?
You will probably get in to DC Bilingual. https://public.tableau.com/profile/aaron2446#!/vizhome/MSDCSeatsandWaitlistOfferData/MSDCPublicDisplay It looks like 6 offers the last 2 years in PK3 but only 2 the year before. Congrats!
Anonymous
03/29/2019 12:21
Subject: Re:Post your lottery results
Anonymous wrote:what happens with sibling preference spot for child #2 if child #1 (high lottery number) moves off the waiting list to another school? Does the sibling get slotted for preference at the other school? kicked out of original spot post enrollment?
Is the sibling 2 on the WL for sibling 1's high lottery number school? If so it's automatic.
If not you should be able to file a post-lottery application and the preference will kick in, moving them off the list.
BUT call the experts at MSDC to confirm!
Anonymous
03/29/2019 12:16
Subject: Post your lottery results
Any chance for Van Ness PK3 with an IB Waitlist #2? Looks like last year no one from the waitlist got in. So disappointed, we really wanted DD to start there this year.
Anonymous
03/29/2019 12:05
Subject: Re:Post your lottery results
what happens with sibling preference spot for child #2 if child #1 (high lottery number) moves off the waiting list to another school? Does the sibling get slotted for preference at the other school? kicked out of original spot post enrollment?
Anonymous
03/29/2019 11:58
Subject: Re:Post your lottery results
Anonymous wrote:1 Hyde-Addison Elementary School Waitlisted - #43
2 School Without Walls @ Francis-Stevens Waitlisted - #25
3 Shepherd Elementary School Waitlisted - #10
4 Marie Reed Elementary School Waitlisted - #55
5 Marie Reed Elementary School (Dual Language) - English Dominant Waitlisted - #53
6 Bancroft Elementary School - English Dominant Waitlisted - #59
7 H.D. Cooke Elementary School Waitlisted - #31
8 Seaton Elementary School Waitlisted - #15
Is there any chance we will get in anywhere for pre-school?
What grade? We are SWW #25 (not that we’ll get in).
Anonymous
03/29/2019 11:34
Subject: Re:Post your lottery results
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:1 Hyde-Addison Elementary School Waitlisted - #43
2 School Without Walls @ Francis-Stevens Waitlisted - #25
3 Shepherd Elementary School Waitlisted - #10
4 Marie Reed Elementary School Waitlisted - #55
5 Marie Reed Elementary School (Dual Language) - English Dominant Waitlisted - #53
6 Bancroft Elementary School - English Dominant Waitlisted - #59
7 H.D. Cooke Elementary School Waitlisted - #31
8 Seaton Elementary School Waitlisted - #15
Is there any chance we will get in anywhere for pre-school?
Shepherd made 36 offers last year so I'd say at a minimum you have a solid shot there.
I don’t think this is accurate. Shepherd made 15 offers to waitlist. They had 15 IB kids waitlisted. I’d say they didn’t make any offers to OOB last year for PK3. Where did you get 36 from?
Ohhh sorry I was adding up the WL offers from MSDC but they are cumulative. You're right, 15. But wouldn't that still mean that #10 is probably ok?
Not for out of bounds. Applying to Shepherd out of bounds for PK is a wasted spot
Anonymous
03/29/2019 11:29
Subject: Re:Post your lottery results
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Did anyone get an email from MY School DC notifying them that the results were in? I never received an email, but was on DCUM last night and saw this thread. Seems strange that we never received any sort of notification - and all of our contact info in our account is correct. This is the 3rd year I've done the lottery and I've gotten notifications every other time....Did this happen to anyone else?
Got it this AM at 9:24, but it was in my spam folder.
I finally got an email late this morning!