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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I do not think its really an issue w the student quality.  I think its more that colleges used to value applicants with a lot of APs.  Now AP classes are more commonplace widespread at regular public high schools and more APs after a certain number has limited value in the eyes of most college admissions people.  [b]The tide has turned I guess.  Basis with its emphasis on APs arguably has not fully kept up in some ways.[/b][/quote]

It's not just the emphasis on APs that's holding BASIS students back in Ivy Plus admissions.  It's other things, too. It's v. limited choice in the MS curriculum to support high achievement in areas of special interest for students, even in 8th grade. It's four years of HS academics in three. It's weak funding and support for 12th grade individual research projects and generally poor use of senior year (vs. support to undertake more engaging group research and engineering projects that are common in well-funded suburban schools, e.g. Disease Detectives along with dual enrollment in college courses).  It's weak facilities that don't support serious performing arts or sports, or even a pleasant, quiet place for kids to study alone or in groups.[/quote]

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