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I’m confused about how the AC applications work and if I should join. Any advice?
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Hi,
I have twins who will apply for academic centers next year. The CPS guidance is that school selection does not affect one’s chances of getting in. I wonder if that’s true, and I want to maximize the very small chance that my kids will get spots in the same school.
Does anyone have a nuanced understanding of how it works? Here’s my hypothetical. Let’s say a kid gets a 570, and the cutoffs for WY and Lane are 572 and 570, respectively. That would mean that the kid does not get an offer from WY. Will the kid get an offer at Lane BEFORE a kid who got a 575 but listed Lane first instead of WY? What about another kid who got a 570 but listed Lane first instead of second?
Thank you!
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Assuming tier is the same, the 575 kid will always get an offer over the 570 kid. If there are 2 kids with 570 and one seat left, they use their tiebreaker process.
This is the tiebreaker process: (1) If one student has a higher overall test score (158 with 3 As and a B vs. 148 with straight As, say), then the kid with the higher test score gets the seat. (2) If the composite exam score is the same, whoever has the higher nonverbal subscore gets the seat. (3) If it’s the nonverbal score is the same for both, then they look at the verbal subscore. (4) If that’s the same too, then it’s a random lottery.
How you ranked a school is not part of the tiebreaker.
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My child has their heart set on one AC that is further away from our home. We ranked another AC that is closer to our home second.
I’m wondering if that ranking may impact my child’s first and best offer. Would listing only one AC be best?
I understand my child may not be offered anything at all with only one school ranked.
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No impact, just rank in order of your actual preference any school that you’d consider taking an offer for.
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