• Monday, December 05 2011 at 05:39 PM

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• Columbia ED Rejection
• Thursday, December 15 2011 at 03:52 AM

Hi natcas, sorry to hear about Columbia. I was ED too and didn't get in. I'm curious - did they flat out reject you, or did they send you the note that they would review your app again in March if you submit updated transcripts, etc.? Mind was the latter, and I'm trying to see if it means that I still have some chance, or if that was the note they sent everyone. Good luck with the rest of your cycle!

• Re: Columbia ED Rejection
• Thursday, December 15 2011 at 04:03 AM

They sent me that "review again in March, gives us transcripts" email. I don't think it means too much, in my case. I knew it was a reach all along.

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I know you've reviewed the ttomiesny from Muriel Niederle and Clayton Featherstone where they described how the algorithm would work. Basically, if we use rankings to weight towards outcomes, we encourage people to strategize on how to get the outcome they want. Al Roth talked a little bit about this announcing that SFUSD would be developing its algorithm internally. We achieve the promised result getting everyone his or her highest choice possible by the transfers round after people are assigned. As far as making the algorithm open source, I am talking to people internally about doing this and in the absence of any compelling arguments AGAINST making the algorithm public I think we should go ahead and do so. Stay tuned about that. I regret that I can't say more about the district's decision to go in-house on the development of the algorithm but I am prohibited under the from disclosing the Board's discussion with staff on this decision. I can only say that this discussion was substantive and the implications of the district's decision were extensively considered.

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I think that assuming osuesrbvcribed=densely populated is a big mistake. From every piece of data the Board considered (much of which for your perusal) we got the strong impression that the only schools that don't have capacity to absorb the students who live in the new attendance area for those schools are located in the southeast corner of the city. But you're right that past performance doesn't always equal future results, so this is something we'll be monitoring closely in the next year. Anyway, it's impossible for me to KNOW how it will all work out for people in your situation, but based on what I have been told by staff, I don't think you should presume that you have last pick for wherever it is you want to go. I think the system is far more fluid and flexible than that, but as you say, I guess we'll see in this coming year.

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