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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's almost like BASIS and Latin are the only two schools in DC.

I need to bake some special brownies for Capitol Hill parents to realize that life does not begin and end in 5th grade.[/quote]

Exhibit "A" for a DCUM poster who feels comfortable chiming in when they have no clue what they are talking about. 99.9999999% PP was a man, BTW.

What Mr. Mansplain doesn't understand is that the reason it seems like Basis and Latin are the only two schools in DC is because they are the only two schools that begin in 5th grade. Because the number of seats offered in the lottery is larger in 5th than in any subsequent year the chances of getting a seat in 5th are far better, so families need to try in 5th if they intend to move before MS (or HS).

But he won't read this, he's too busy on a call explaining to some woman what leadership looks like. [/quote]

Not PP - This coming school year has Latin II taking a full complement of 6th graders too with no sibling priority in place so that doesn't really fit this narrative[/quote]

Your logic is bad and you are confusing the word "math" with "narrative". Setting aside the fact that Latin's expansion is a one time anomaly, the additional seats in 6th do nothing to change the math that your odds of matching a seat at Basis and Latin are better in 5th than in any other year. Furthermore, there is no penalty for trying in 5th and again in 6th so it would change nothing about the math in 5th and the reason that people are very much engaged in the lottery for 5th grade in an area without great MS and no HS path (Capitol Hill).

I bet you are the wingman to Mr. Mansplain that just goes, "Yeah!" whenever he speaks. [/quote]

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