Anonymous wrote:My kid was #31 on the SWW HS WL and got an email saying he got a space by 7pm.

SWW?

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Anonymous wrote:Was anyone else expecting some waitlist movement by now? Nothing so far for Lee, ITS, CMI, and Cap City...

Unless you're literally 1 or 2 on the waitlist, don't expect anything. Myschool is designed to correctly match people with their preferences, and that means that people are unlikely to reject spots in large numbers. The only place you'll see movement is for schools that people put as "safeties" where they really won't consider going (eg Appletrees).

Theoretically, that's true. However, there was a lot of movement on the Lee waitlist over the past two years. There was also some movement at ITS (~15 slots). Perhaps this year will be much tighter.

Anonymous wrote:Was anyone else expecting some waitlist movement by now? Nothing so far for Lee, ITS, CMI, and Cap City...

Unless you're literally 1 or 2 on the waitlist, don't expect anything. Myschool is designed to correctly match people with their preferences, and that means that people are unlikely to reject spots in large numbers. The only place you'll see movement is for schools that people put as "safeties" where they really won't consider going (eg Appletrees).

HD Cooke or Bethune at 16th St?

For PK4. These are our bottom two choices. We like the small size of Bethune but worry about the lack of indoor recreational space. We didn't get to visit HD Cooke but like that it's within walking distance.

Anonymous wrote:I know a family with a very low BASIS waitlist number who got a 5th grade spot last week.
Know several families waitlisted at various charters for 5th grade with little movement as yet.

Was this how it was last year? Wonder how the movement compares.

Check the data tables here https://public.tableau.com/profile/aaron2446#!/vizhome/MSDCSeatsandWaitlistOfferData/MSDCPublicDisplay

In 2016 for BASIS' 5th grade, the most movement happened between June and August.

Breakthrough is the only school (pk3) I've seen movement. We've dropped 10 in the last week. Granted we are still in the 80's

I know a family with a very low BASIS waitlist number who got a 5th grade spot last week.
Know several families waitlisted at various charters for 5th grade with little movement as yet.

Was this how it was last year? Wonder how the movement compares.

Almost no Basis movement yet.

Anonymous wrote:Was anyone else expecting some waitlist movement by now? Nothing so far for Lee, ITS, CMI, and Cap City...

The waitlists for those schools might not move at all.

Was anyone else expecting some waitlist movement by now? Nothing so far for Lee, ITS, CMI, and Cap City...

How can you do this? Does your school have no WL and open spots still?

Put ourselves on the wait list Post-lottery and our IB preference put us near the top of the list. Was offered a seat May 2.

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Did you get in somewhere else or are you holding your kid home for another year?

Has been an incredibly stressful and time-consuming (thought-consuming) decision, but we are opting for our IB (EOTP) school. Maybe we will regret it later, but convenience plus comfort with the IB school were the major drivers.

How can you do this? Does your school have no WL and open spots still?

Did you get in somewhere else or are you holding your kid home for another year?

Has been an incredibly stressful and time-consuming (thought-consuming) decision, but we are opting for our IB (EOTP) school. Maybe we will regret it later, but convenience plus comfort with the IB school were the major drivers.

Based on my experience with WLs for PK3 and PK4, I don't think you should expect to see much movement at all for the more popular schools. Likely those were top choices, and lottery winners will take all the spots. I only saw movement on the lower tier schools (Appletrees etc). I expect there will be even less movement in K when people don't even have the alternative to stay in daycare and have to take their match.

Anonymous wrote:Any new waitlist movement people can share? We have seen our numbers tick in the right direction by one or two since the enrollment deadline, but nothing dramatic.

Our PK3 WL numbers (at 9 schools) have not moved in either direction. We are 12 at one school and had hoped by Sept. or even mid-Sept. things would work out but are doubtful now.