Will waitlist move tomorrow?

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Anonymous wrote:I don’t know exact numbers, but I understand a huge number of current 8th graders decided to stay for 9th. Since the building has a limit on how many kids it can accommodate, the school may need a smaller entering 5th grade class. Again, I don’t know the exact numbers. But I do know the school’s plan for managing higher retention is to decrease the entering fifth grade classes.

This is true - essentially the number of 5th graders is directly related to how many seats are already filled with returning students each year.

What do we think this means for admitting 5th graders off the waitlist? That their target is 135, or that they over-admitted again and their target is 100?

Probably depends on how many (extra) 8th graders decided to return for 9th grade. So if 20 more than usual/they have gotten in the past, they probably only want a class size of 115 5th graders rather than 135.

(Separately, this (higher than usual return rate for Basis 9th grade) is very interesting to hear. I wonder if it is b/c Walls scrapped their entrance exam and made it much more of a lottery to get in)

I surmise that BASIS' improved retention is due to a combination of factors, to include satisfaction with the school and concern about Walls' admission standards. There's likely also a bit of a peer pressure element (e.g., I know of one student who was deciding between Walls and BASIS but chose BASIS reportedly because her friends were staying).

I don't want to derail this thread, but are you suggesting that parents decided not to send their kids to Walls because they feared the cohort would be less strong as a consequence of revised admissions standards? Or that thy didn't even apply because of it? I think that is...unrealistic.

I can’t speak for other parents, but I have a high-performing BASIS 7th grader. And, yes, I’m concerned that the cohort at Walls may not be as strong as the cohort in BASIS’ high school. At least, I doubt it’s stronger. (If my kid gets into Walls and wants to go I’ll still let her, but I think the incentive would be a change in social scene, not academics.)

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Anonymous wrote:I don’t know exact numbers, but I understand a huge number of current 8th graders decided to stay for 9th. Since the building has a limit on how many kids it can accommodate, the school may need a smaller entering 5th grade class. Again, I don’t know the exact numbers. But I do know the school’s plan for managing higher retention is to decrease the entering fifth grade classes.

This is true - essentially the number of 5th graders is directly related to how many seats are already filled with returning students each year.

What do we think this means for admitting 5th graders off the waitlist? That their target is 135, or that they over-admitted again and their target is 100?

Probably depends on how many (extra) 8th graders decided to return for 9th grade. So if 20 more than usual/they have gotten in the past, they probably only want a class size of 115 5th graders rather than 135.

(Separately, this (higher than usual return rate for Basis 9th grade) is very interesting to hear. I wonder if it is b/c Walls scrapped their entrance exam and made it much more of a lottery to get in)

I surmise that BASIS' improved retention is due to a combination of factors, to include satisfaction with the school and concern about Walls' admission standards. There's likely also a bit of a peer pressure element (e.g., I know of one student who was deciding between Walls and BASIS but chose BASIS reportedly because her friends were staying).

I don't want to derail this thread, but are you suggesting that parents decided not to send their kids to Walls because they feared the cohort would be less strong as a consequence of revised admissions standards? Or that thy didn't even apply because of it? I think that is...unrealistic.

Yes, that is the situation.

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Anonymous wrote:I don’t know exact numbers, but I understand a huge number of current 8th graders decided to stay for 9th. Since the building has a limit on how many kids it can accommodate, the school may need a smaller entering 5th grade class. Again, I don’t know the exact numbers. But I do know the school’s plan for managing higher retention is to decrease the entering fifth grade classes.

This is true - essentially the number of 5th graders is directly related to how many seats are already filled with returning students each year.

What do we think this means for admitting 5th graders off the waitlist? That their target is 135, or that they over-admitted again and their target is 100?

Probably depends on how many (extra) 8th graders decided to return for 9th grade. So if 20 more than usual/they have gotten in the past, they probably only want a class size of 115 5th graders rather than 135.

(Separately, this (higher than usual return rate for Basis 9th grade) is very interesting to hear. I wonder if it is b/c Walls scrapped their entrance exam and made it much more of a lottery to get in)

I surmise that BASIS' improved retention is due to a combination of factors, to include satisfaction with the school and concern about Walls' admission standards. There's likely also a bit of a peer pressure element (e.g., I know of one student who was deciding between Walls and BASIS but chose BASIS reportedly because her friends were staying).

I don't want to derail this thread, but are you suggesting that parents decided not to send their kids to Walls because they feared the cohort would be less strong as a consequence of revised admissions standards? Or that thy didn't even apply because of it? I think that is...unrealistic.

I can’t speak for other parents, but I have a high-performing BASIS 7th grader. And, yes, I’m concerned that the cohort at Walls may not be as strong as the cohort in BASIS’ high school. At least, I doubt it’s stronger. (If my kid gets into Walls and wants to go I’ll still let her, but I think the incentive would be a change in social scene, not academics.)

This is BS.

[Anonymous]

Did anyone get an offer from Basis yesterday? Can you tell us how long they gave you to decide/enroll? Curious when waitlist may move again.

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Anonymous wrote:Did anyone get an offer from Basis yesterday? Can you tell us how long they gave you to decide/enroll? Curious when waitlist may move again.

Got an offer yesterday. They gave us to May 24.