Preference Order on LA form
Posted: Fri Oct 02, 2015 2:01 pm
So to summarise .... Schools will not know our order of preference. Schools will simply let LA know if place can or cannot be offered dependant upon score?? The LA will then try to give your first preference, if school hasn't put your name on list, then they look at 2nd preference and see if they can offer you and so on.
If you get first choice then it's a win:win scenario, as this is ultimately the school you really want and there will be no option of any waiting lists. But if unlucky and not offered 1st choice, then LA will see if 2nd choice school has offered a place, but you still get to go on waiting list for 1st school.
Question I have ... If you don't get your 1st preference (which I think is in our case) can preference 2, jeopardise your chances for admission? Or will this be simply be based on rank order? My phobia is that by putting 2nd choice, we could compromise our place as it could be offered to someone on a lower score but who has put as 1st preference? Is this possible??
My worst scenario that keeps running through my mind is that I think DS is more likely to get QMGS, but I want to try for AGS as that's our first choice(only thing putting me off is we are OOC & not PP) plus have borderline score.
Please someone put me out of mymisery .... Hope you understand what I'm trying to ask. Think I have completely lost the plot and incapable of seeing the facts! Lol.
If you get first choice then it's a win:win scenario, as this is ultimately the school you really want and there will be no option of any waiting lists. But if unlucky and not offered 1st choice, then LA will see if 2nd choice school has offered a place, but you still get to go on waiting list for 1st school.
Question I have ... If you don't get your 1st preference (which I think is in our case) can preference 2, jeopardise your chances for admission? Or will this be simply be based on rank order? My phobia is that by putting 2nd choice, we could compromise our place as it could be offered to someone on a lower score but who has put as 1st preference? Is this possible??
My worst scenario that keeps running through my mind is that I think DS is more likely to get QMGS, but I want to try for AGS as that's our first choice(only thing putting me off is we are OOC & not PP) plus have borderline score.
Please someone put me out of mymisery .... Hope you understand what I'm trying to ask. Think I have completely lost the plot and incapable of seeing the facts! Lol.