Anonymous
Post 04/12/2012 21:12     Subject: Re:So What Spaces Are Turning Down? Which slot are you hoping for?
For the poster who talked about being #300 at MV - what grade are you talking about? We were on the PS list and from what i understood there were about 250 applicants total for PS and the list barely moved past about #40 so I'm wondering what you're talking about. I know they had fewer applicants for PK-4 and K but did end up offering a space to almost every child who applied for PK-4. Hmm...
Anonymous
Post 04/12/2012 21:11     Subject: So What Spaces Are Turning Down? Which slot are you hoping for?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:PP, I wish my child was old enough last year for me to apply when MV first opened! At least you didnt have any siblings to compete with.lol


not true - For the PreS class they initially only gave a handful of spots (maybe 5) and waitlisted the rest of the kids as they saved the spots for sibilngs and founders kids.
MV wound up moving down the waitlist to around #30 before school started and #40 once everything settled.


I was about #300 on the waitlist at MV for Pre-K and got called with a spot the first couple of weeks of school. I signed up after their lottery so imagine I was one of the last on the list. So my impression was anyone who wanted to go, got in.


That's funny, we were in the late 100s and never got a call. That is very odd.


No kidding- we were in the 90s and never got a call from MV.


Maybe the poster mis-typed it and meant #30, not #300. I can't imagine that MV had 300 people on their PK4 wait list last year, their first year of operation.
Anonymous
Post 04/12/2012 21:04     Subject: So What Spaces Are Turning Down? Which slot are you hoping for?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:PP, I wish my child was old enough last year for me to apply when MV first opened! At least you didnt have any siblings to compete with.lol


not true - For the PreS class they initially only gave a handful of spots (maybe 5) and waitlisted the rest of the kids as they saved the spots for sibilngs and founders kids.
MV wound up moving down the waitlist to around #30 before school started and #40 once everything settled.


I was about #300 on the waitlist at MV for Pre-K and got called with a spot the first couple of weeks of school. I signed up after their lottery so imagine I was one of the last on the list. So my impression was anyone who wanted to go, got in.


That's funny, we were in the late 100s and never got a call. That is very odd.


No kidding- we were in the 90s and never got a call from MV.
Anonymous
Post 04/12/2012 17:00     Subject: So What Spaces Are Turning Down? Which slot are you hoping for?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:PP, I wish my child was old enough last year for me to apply when MV first opened! At least you didnt have any siblings to compete with.lol


not true - For the PreS class they initially only gave a handful of spots (maybe 5) and waitlisted the rest of the kids as they saved the spots for sibilngs and founders kids.
MV wound up moving down the waitlist to around #30 before school started and #40 once everything settled.


I was about #300 on the waitlist at MV for Pre-K and got called with a spot the first couple of weeks of school. I signed up after their lottery so imagine I was one of the last on the list. So my impression was anyone who wanted to go, got in.


That's funny, we were in the late 100s and never got a call. That is very odd.
Anonymous
Post 04/12/2012 15:47     Subject: So What Spaces Are Turning Down? Which slot are you hoping for?
PP who got into MV for prek. The prior poster was talking about preschool at MV, which had a longer waitlists than preK. We were in the 60s at MV for PS and pretty interested. We never got a call.
Anonymous
Post 04/12/2012 15:37     Subject: So What Spaces Are Turning Down? Which slot are you hoping for?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Turning down West (PS3). Not hopeful for any others on our DCPS lottery list. Not really hopeful about charters, either. Keeping our spot at daycare, which has a PS/PK program.


Damn. How bad does West have to be for you to keep paying money for daycare?


We sent our little on to West for PS and she LOVED it (as did we). We ended up switching for Pre-K since we got a spot at a top charter but I would have definitely kept her there through at least K otherwise. She actually talks about how much she misses her old school all the time. Their early childhood program is actually pretty good- especially if the only other option is paid daycare.
Anonymous
Post 04/12/2012 15:34     Subject: So What Spaces Are Turning Down? Which slot are you hoping for?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:PP, I wish my child was old enough last year for me to apply when MV first opened! At least you didnt have any siblings to compete with.lol


not true - For the PreS class they initially only gave a handful of spots (maybe 5) and waitlisted the rest of the kids as they saved the spots for sibilngs and founders kids.
MV wound up moving down the waitlist to around #30 before school started and #40 once everything settled.


I was about #300 on the waitlist at MV for Pre-K and got called with a spot the first couple of weeks of school. I signed up after their lottery so imagine I was one of the last on the list. So my impression was anyone who wanted to go, got in.
Anonymous
Post 04/12/2012 14:04     Subject: So What Spaces Are Turning Down? Which slot are you hoping for?
For what it's worth, I just withdrew my son's name from the Creative Minds lottery for K. He got into Cap City, and I didn't want him to clog the waitlist & discourage other families.
Anonymous
Post 04/12/2012 11:24     Subject: Re:So What Spaces Are Turning Down? Which slot are you hoping for?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Just turned down 5th grade spot at Latin.


what's your plan for middle school?


BASIS


I am very excited to see people embrace BASIS. So many in the charter school world hate competition. Ironic, huh?
I have nothing to do with the organization, but I am hopeful that this program will push DC to raise its MS game. Good luck to you!
Anonymous
Post 04/12/2012 10:23     Subject: Re:So What Spaces Are Turning Down? Which slot are you hoping for?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Just turned down 5th grade spot at Latin.


what's your plan for middle school?


BASIS
Anonymous
Post 04/11/2012 19:56     Subject: Re:So What Spaces Are Turning Down? Which slot are you hoping for?
Anonymous wrote:Just turned down 5th grade spot at Latin.


what's your plan for middle school?
Anonymous
Post 04/11/2012 16:47     Subject: Re:So What Spaces Are Turning Down? Which slot are you hoping for?
Just turned down 5th grade spot at Latin.
Anonymous
Post 04/11/2012 10:25     Subject: So What Spaces Are Turning Down? Which slot are you hoping for?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Need 2 spots for PS3:
WL #400s for Haynes
WL #13 for CCPCS
Waiting on LAMB, MV, and DC Bilingual, but not holding my breath.

#13 for CCPCS I think you definitely have a prayer--maybe even a good chance.


I need 2 spots, so I hope that 14 families decline now with the campus move!


I know you are excited to be moving up, I want to prepare you for moving back down. As students admitted to other grades complete enrollment forms, their siblings will go on the top of the wait list, ahead of those with no siblings, below the other siblings. Cap City admitted a boatload of new students. 227 in grades PreS to grade 8, plus the high school which I didn't add up. Many of them will have PreS siblings. So, it will be a seesaw.

good luck.


Crap, I did not think about that! It makes sense though. It will make for a tense couple of months I guess. Still holding out hope for LAMB and to be #1 on the wait list at Stokes. A girl can dream.
Anonymous
Post 04/11/2012 10:19     Subject: So What Spaces Are Turning Down? Which slot are you hoping for?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Need 2 spots for PS3:
WL #400s for Haynes
WL #13 for CCPCS
Waiting on LAMB, MV, and DC Bilingual, but not holding my breath.

#13 for CCPCS I think you definitely have a prayer--maybe even a good chance.


I need 2 spots, so I hope that 14 families decline now with the campus move!


I know you are excited to be moving up, I want to prepare you for moving back down. As students admitted to other grades complete enrollment forms, their siblings will go on the top of the wait list, ahead of those with no siblings, below the other siblings. Cap City admitted a boatload of new students. 227 in grades PreS to grade 8, plus the high school which I didn't add up. Many of them will have PreS siblings. So, it will be a seesaw.

good luck.
Anonymous
Post 04/11/2012 10:13     Subject: So What Spaces Are Turning Down? Which slot are you hoping for?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Need 2 spots for PS3:
WL #400s for Haynes
WL #13 for CCPCS
Waiting on LAMB, MV, and DC Bilingual, but not holding my breath.

#13 for CCPCS I think you definitely have a prayer--maybe even a good chance.


CCPCS moved up one slot already! Keeping fingers cross that it keeps moving up quick!