My child was not invited with her friends to interview at this school because we ranked it 3rd. Did I make a mistake?

We will interview as many students as we have the capacity to (of the students whose parent/guardian ranked us as #1 or #2 on the middle school application).  If you do not rank us #1 or #2, we will not invite your student to interview, and we may not even receive your name from the Office of Student Enrollment.  We will send you a letter notifying you of your student’s interview date, and we will include a teacher recommendation form as well.  Please make sure your current school has your up-to-date address so you receive this vital communication. The interview will be a group interview– your student in a group with a couple others working on a brief project or reading.  We are looking for students who work well with others, are engaged in the material, and are creative thinkers.  When you come for the interview, make sure you bring the completed teacher recommendation from your current school as well as a report card. We welcome students working on all levels.  After we rank the students we have interviewed, we send that ranked list back to the city’s Office of Student Enrollment where they attempt to match our choices with families’ choices, making mutual matches.  Then, that office will send you a letter.