Does anyone know how the choice element of the admissions process REALLY works? The admission form says put 3 schools on it. If you put 3, or 2, do they move on to your second or third choice of school as soon as your first choice school is full? Or do they REALLY try and get you into first choice before moving on to second and so on?
Our 1st choice is walking distance, and is definitely the school we want dd to go to. It is always oversubscribed every year.
There is a 2nd choice but it is not really where we want her to go. It is not as good, and would mean a long walk and bus ride there and back.
(I haven't got a 3rd choice. )
I know lots of people locally just put this 1st choice school, and don't give a 2nd choice school on the form.
BUT the admissions people told me that if you just put 1 choice,and dd doesnt get a place there, she could end up being given a place at any school with places left over(could be on other side of town).
So do I A) put a 2nd choice school in case she doesnt get into 1st choice, so that at least she should get in to a school that I know something about, and is ok, although not my 1st preference or
B)just put 1st choice, on the thinking that the admissions people will try harder to get children into 1st choice school if they have no other school choice listed?
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Help please!!!How hard do they try to get you a place in your first choice school?
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Steamroller · 19/09/2008 09:00
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