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06.16.08, 12:50 PM NY Schools
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What's worse--being a 99 and knowing that you drew a low lottery number and missed Anderson/Nest or being a 98 and knowing that you were never really in the running to begin with? I am a 98 and think being a 99 is worse because 98s had nearly two months to prepare themselves for disappointment [ Reply | Watch | Flag ]
NY Schools 06.16.08, 12:50 PM Flag
 

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who cares. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 06.16.08, 12:52 PM Flag
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Agree. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 06.16.08, 01:26 PM Flag
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They're both bad positions to be in. There are simply too few seats to go around. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 06.16.08, 12:56 PM Flag
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IMO, a 98 is worse b/c I was comfortable with my top 3 choices and was pretty much guaranteed one of them with a 99, but not nec with a 98 [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 06.16.08, 12:59 PM Flag
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My DC scored 99 (38/40, 88/88) and a Nov. b-day. We got our 3rd choice. We are disappointed that with this score we got our 3rd choice. If DOE had broken down scores by decimals for placement rather than the random % lottery we probably would have gotten our 1st or 2nd choice. So yes, being a 99 and knowing that you drew a low lottery # is tough. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 06.16.08, 01:02 PM Flag
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I think it's been pointed out that anywhere between 97 and 99+ is certainly within a margin of error and all of these kids deserve an accelerated program. So there has to be some sort of lottery for limited seats and unfortunately, the difference between a 97, 98, 99 is a place to start the lottery process. The process of assigning seats is fair (ie, all the seats will be filled with kids who need accelerated learning, including those with a 99++++ randomized) what is not fair is the lack of enough seats. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 06.16.08, 06:47 PM Flag
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Nicely put. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 06.16.08, 06:54 PM Flag
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