Why are there in-boundary applicants on the waitlist for pre-school / pre-k at a particular school, when there are out-of-boundary applicants who were admitted to that school?
In order to maximize the number of applicants who received a seat at a school to which they applied, applicants were not admitted into more than one school through the lottery. Applicants were placed on the waitlist at each school to which they were not admitted through the lottery. If an in-boundary applicant is on a school’s waitlist, even though there are out-of-boundary applicants who were admitted, this means that the in-boundary applicant was admitted at one of the higher ranked schools on his/her application. Thus, because the applicant received a seat at one of the schools he/she preferred more highly, the applicant was placed on the waitlist at this particular school.
Related Questions
- Why are there in-boundary applicants on the waitlist for pre-school / pre-k at a particular school, when there are out-of-boundary applicants who were admitted to that school?
- How many applicants usually get into a school from the waitlist?
- Does Newnham favour applicants from particular types of school?
