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Anonymous wrote:Changed rankings 1 time today. Also having remorse over even entering the lottery. We are at HRCS and don't even know if we'd leave. Serious case of grass is not always greener.

Having the same issue, but we are at an up and coming DCPS. I entered last year and it drove me nuts because we were matched with out #1 pick, but turned it down due to the commute.

Maybe that's a silly question but how does it work if you turn down your #1 school and so you are not on one waiting list, how do you still get into a school? From what I understand you can't do Round 2 if you were matched.

And people wonder why the lottery is so screwy. If she had just done her research on the front end, this wouldn't have happened? Did she not know about the commute? I don't understand why she ranked it #1 if she knew about the commute. This is what is so frustrating to me about the lottery people like the poster here - she was in a school, went through the lottery - got matched and then...turned it down because, WAH she didn't want to drive in her car?

Oh, for heaven's sake. Don't get in a twist. People turning down lottery spots is NOT why the lottery is difficult.

No, people entering for fun is.

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Anonymous wrote:Changed rankings 1 time today. Also having remorse over even entering the lottery. We are at HRCS and don't even know if we'd leave. Serious case of grass is not always greener.

Having the same issue, but we are at an up and coming DCPS. I entered last year and it drove me nuts because we were matched with out #1 pick, but turned it down due to the commute.

Maybe that's a silly question but how does it work if you turn down your #1 school and so you are not on one waiting list, how do you still get into a school? From what I understand you can't do Round 2 if you were matched.

And people wonder why the lottery is so screwy. If she had just done her research on the front end, this wouldn't have happened? Did she not know about the commute? I don't understand why she ranked it #1 if she knew about the commute. This is what is so frustrating to me about the lottery people like the poster here - she was in a school, went through the lottery - got matched and then...turned it down because, WAH she didn't want to drive in her car?

It was a case of buyers remorse. A little of the "grass isn't always greener". I wasn't expecting to get match. I'm sure someone was glad I turned it down.

But see, it makes the lottery more complicated. The system waits on you. There is a cost involved. It's frustrating that you didn't think before you acted.

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Anonymous wrote:Changed rankings 1 time today. Also having remorse over even entering the lottery. We are at HRCS and don't even know if we'd leave. Serious case of grass is not always greener.

Having the same issue, but we are at an up and coming DCPS. I entered last year and it drove me nuts because we were matched with out #1 pick, but turned it down due to the commute.

Maybe that's a silly question but how does it work if you turn down your #1 school and so you are not on one waiting list, how do you still get into a school? From what I understand you can't do Round 2 if you were matched.

And people wonder why the lottery is so screwy. If she had just done her research on the front end, this wouldn't have happened? Did she not know about the commute? I don't understand why she ranked it #1 if she knew about the commute. This is what is so frustrating to me about the lottery people like the poster here - she was in a school, went through the lottery - got matched and then...turned it down because, WAH she didn't want to drive in her car?

Oh, for heaven's sake. Don't get in a twist. People turning down lottery spots is NOT why the lottery is difficult.

Submitted in December. Just confirmed that I did indeed do it this morning, but list unchanged.

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Anonymous wrote:Changed rankings 1 time today. Also having remorse over even entering the lottery. We are at HRCS and don't even know if we'd leave. Serious case of grass is not always greener.

Having the same issue, but we are at an up and coming DCPS. I entered last year and it drove me nuts because we were matched with out #1 pick, but turned it down due to the commute.

Maybe that's a silly question but how does it work if you turn down your #1 school and so you are not on one waiting list, how do you still get into a school? From what I understand you can't do Round 2 if you were matched.

And people wonder why the lottery is so screwy. If she had just done her research on the front end, this wouldn't have happened? Did she not know about the commute? I don't understand why she ranked it #1 if she knew about the commute. This is what is so frustrating to me about the lottery people like the poster here - she was in a school, went through the lottery - got matched and then...turned it down because, WAH she didn't want to drive in her car?

It was a case of buyers remorse. A little of the "grass isn't always greener". I wasn't expecting to get match. I'm sure someone was glad I turned it down.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm a little frozen as to whether I should rerank based on commute. We have two HRCS that are not a great commute (but doable, I think) above a pretty good charter that would have a really easy commute. (Bridges, Lee, and IT are the schools, the commute is from North Petworth. We currently take the green line and would prefer to stay with a metro commute, if possible).

Just in case someone wanted to weigh in

I don't understand. Are all three a poor commute for you? We're at Lee and it's worth a commute, but not if it will be soul crushing. there are several families that currently live in or near Petworth (and further away). Bear in mind though that Lee will be moving after next year.

Bridges would be a great commute; Lee and IT would not be as easy. I know Lee will be moving, but it sounds like it will stay in the Brookland area, right?

Thanks everyone! I just changed the rankings with Bridges higher.

Hang on! you are taking into account the NEW location of Bridges, yes?

Yup, we know about the new location. We are located in North Petworth (sometimes called Manor Park, but I don't want to get into that debate right now...), so the move is actually just as easy for us. I think the commute to IT/Lee is not bad from more southern locations in Petworth, but it would require us to get onto N. Capital and all that grossness. I've never driven for commuting before and hate driving, so I think Bridges just makes more sense, since we can presumably walk/bus to the school. Thank you to everyone for your help!

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Anonymous wrote:Changed rankings 1 time today. Also having remorse over even entering the lottery. We are at HRCS and don't even know if we'd leave. Serious case of grass is not always greener.

Having the same issue, but we are at an up and coming DCPS. I entered last year and it drove me nuts because we were matched with out #1 pick, but turned it down due to the commute.

Maybe that's a silly question but how does it work if you turn down your #1 school and so you are not on one waiting list, how do you still get into a school? From what I understand you can't do Round 2 if you were matched.

And people wonder why the lottery is so screwy. If she had just done her research on the front end, this wouldn't have happened? Did she not know about the commute? I don't understand why she ranked it #1 if she knew about the commute. This is what is so frustrating to me about the lottery people like the poster here - she was in a school, went through the lottery - got matched and then...turned it down because, WAH she didn't want to drive in her car?

Sometimes, people make assumption or even try out a commute, and decide later that it is not doable. It's hard to know what it will be like to do a commute 180 days a year, two times a day. People think that they can make things work, and the day-to-day stress of a commute proves to be too much. It's too bad that these people didn't realize this before they entered the lottery, but the consequence is purely on them--they have to deal with the commute or withdraw. And, as PP did, they may be wasting a good lottery draw on a school they can't attend, when they could have listed a more realistic school and gotten in. It's just the nature of the system.

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Anonymous wrote:Changed rankings 1 time today. Also having remorse over even entering the lottery. We are at HRCS and don't even know if we'd leave. Serious case of grass is not always greener.

Having the same issue, but we are at an up and coming DCPS. I entered last year and it drove me nuts because we were matched with out #1 pick, but turned it down due to the commute.

Maybe that's a silly question but how does it work if you turn down your #1 school and so you are not on one waiting list, how do you still get into a school? From what I understand you can't do Round 2 if you were matched.

And people wonder why the lottery is so screwy. If she had just done her research on the front end, this wouldn't have happened? Did she not know about the commute? I don't understand why she ranked it #1 if she knew about the commute. This is what is so frustrating to me about the lottery people like the poster here - she was in a school, went through the lottery - got matched and then...turned it down because, WAH she didn't want to drive in her car?

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Anonymous wrote:Changed rankings 1 time today. Also having remorse over even entering the lottery. We are at HRCS and don't even know if we'd leave. Serious case of grass is not always greener.

Having the same issue, but we are at an up and coming DCPS. I entered last year and it drove me nuts because we were matched with out #1 pick, but turned it down due to the commute.

Maybe that's a silly question but how does it work if you turn down your #1 school and so you are not on one waiting list, how do you still get into a school? From what I understand you can't do Round 2 if you were matched.

Yeah. That story sounds fishy.

If it weren't your #1 school, you have no business rating it #1. I wouldn't say it was fishy, perhaps PP got into a school that didn't have WL or in her IB at K+.

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Anonymous wrote:Changed rankings 1 time today. Also having remorse over even entering the lottery. We are at HRCS and don't even know if we'd leave. Serious case of grass is not always greener.

Having the same issue, but we are at an up and coming DCPS. I entered last year and it drove me nuts because we were matched with out #1 pick, but turned it down due to the commute.

Maybe that's a silly question but how does it work if you turn down your #1 school and so you are not on one waiting list, how do you still get into a school? From what I understand you can't do Round 2 if you were matched.

Yeah. That story sounds fishy.

It was for PK4. We were already in a school, our current school for PK3.

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Anonymous wrote:Changed rankings 1 time today. Also having remorse over even entering the lottery. We are at HRCS and don't even know if we'd leave. Serious case of grass is not always greener.

Having the same issue, but we are at an up and coming DCPS. I entered last year and it drove me nuts because we were matched with out #1 pick, but turned it down due to the commute.

Maybe that's a silly question but how does it work if you turn down your #1 school and so you are not on one waiting list, how do you still get into a school? From what I understand you can't do Round 2 if you were matched.

This is why you have to be very careful (and realistic in terms of commute) with your rankings. If that happens, then you can't apply until after round 2--essentially filling out an application in June, and you will be placed at the end of the waitlist (unless you apply to a school where you have a preference--say, your inboundary school for PK3/PK4--in which case you will be placed on the waitlist after the other people with your preference.)

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Anonymous wrote:Changed rankings 1 time today. Also having remorse over even entering the lottery. We are at HRCS and don't even know if we'd leave. Serious case of grass is not always greener.

Having the same issue, but we are at an up and coming DCPS. I entered last year and it drove me nuts because we were matched with out #1 pick, but turned it down due to the commute.

Maybe that's a silly question but how does it work if you turn down your #1 school and so you are not on one waiting list, how do you still get into a school? From what I understand you can't do Round 2 if you were matched.

Yeah. That story sounds fishy.

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Anonymous wrote:Changed rankings 1 time today. Also having remorse over even entering the lottery. We are at HRCS and don't even know if we'd leave. Serious case of grass is not always greener.

Having the same issue, but we are at an up and coming DCPS. I entered last year and it drove me nuts because we were matched with out #1 pick, but turned it down due to the commute.

Maybe that's a silly question but how does it work if you turn down your #1 school and so you are not on one waiting list, how do you still get into a school? From what I understand you can't do Round 2 if you were matched.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm a little frozen as to whether I should rerank based on commute. We have two HRCS that are not a great commute (but doable, I think) above a pretty good charter that would have a really easy commute. (Bridges, Lee, and IT are the schools, the commute is from North Petworth. We currently take the green line and would prefer to stay with a metro commute, if possible).

Just in case someone wanted to weigh in

I don't understand. Are all three a poor commute for you? We're at Lee and it's worth a commute, but not if it will be soul crushing. there are several families that currently live in or near Petworth (and further away). Bear in mind though that Lee will be moving after next year.

Bridges would be a great commute; Lee and IT would not be as easy. I know Lee will be moving, but it sounds like it will stay in the Brookland area, right?

Thanks everyone! I just changed the rankings with Bridges higher.

Hang on! you are taking into account the NEW location of Bridges, yes?

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Anonymous wrote:I'm a little frozen as to whether I should rerank based on commute. We have two HRCS that are not a great commute (but doable, I think) above a pretty good charter that would have a really easy commute. (Bridges, Lee, and IT are the schools, the commute is from North Petworth. We currently take the green line and would prefer to stay with a metro commute, if possible).

Just in case someone wanted to weigh in

I don't understand. Are all three a poor commute for you? We're at Lee and it's worth a commute, but not if it will be soul crushing. there are several families that currently live in or near Petworth (and further away). Bear in mind though that Lee will be moving after next year.

Bridges would be a great commute; Lee and IT would not be as easy. I know Lee will be moving, but it sounds like it will stay in the Brookland area, right?

Lee isn't in the "Brookland area". It's in Edgewood. It's closer to Eckington, for example, than Brookland. The plan is to stay 1) in Ward 5 and 2) within 1 mile of the current location. this may be Brookland but we don't know yet, and frankly, until leases are signed and announced you can't count on anything as far as school locations are concerned.