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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Basis is not for children who want to have a semblance of a life of normalcy and extracurricular activities. It can work but if and only if your child and your family are extremely organized, have rigid schedules with time built into being able to complete all the homework required as your child goes through the upper levels. I would suggest allowing your child to focus on extracurricular activities or building volunteering hours which can lead to a scholarship and/or admissions at a top school. Do colleges like rigorous courses ? Yes, but you know what they want even more? Something different,[b] like maybe he studied aviation in a HS magnet program and wants to use this set of skills to one day deliver medicine by air to impoverished countries -- and aforementioned said kid volunteer in an impoverished shelter 2-3 times a month. 
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Stories like this compel college admissions officers. to grant a yes, not a monotonous drain of academic courses with not much else in sight.

I'd focus on DC magnets, the DCI language track or suburban magnets. [/quote]

I know you will call me a booster, but I have to respond to this.

There are NO real magnets in DC, and the ones that exist are not available until 9th grade, not MS. As for college admissions and scholarships, the BASIS class of 2023 earned 2x as much in merit (not need based) scholarships as students in other DC schools, such as Latin and  sent a high percentage of students to highly ranked colleges (my kid is one of them).

BASIS' extracurricular offerings have expanded considerably in the last few years (thankfully) AND you can get BASIS credit (P/F) and leave school an hour early to pursue outside options (sports, music, drama). OP can spend some time on the school Instagram page to get a flavor and ask about it at an open house, have her kid do a shadow day.

For the right kid, it works. And the very same can be said for DCI or a DCPS application high school. OP should consider all her options, and especially in the case of BASIS. A student shadow day is a must. [/quote]

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