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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Basis parents seem so much more intense than Latin parents (at least the ones on DCUM).[/quote]

Because they are pretty much all making guinea pigs of their kids - taking a chance on something new and hoping it works out. The early Latin parents were similar (as were the early YY parents).[/quote]

[b]None of these parents are going to know if it "worked out" until kids are off to college.  Latin's shallow college admission track record has been more lackluster than anticipated. I predict that the same will be true of BASIS DC.[/b]

As for YY, if the Chinese partial immersion track at DCI generates IB Diploma pass point totals in the low 30s in under 20 years, I'll be surprised.  Meanwhile, in the DC burbs, it's not uncommon to see public school pass totals in the high 30s, including in programs with strong low-income and minority representation.

Sadly, elite college admissions planning and counseling are not DC public's strong suit wherever you look, from Wilson to Walls to the highest-performing charters.

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You seem to assume, of course, that elite colleges are the goal of all families and that it's the only benchmark that matters. Would be an interesting topic for a new thread but it's certainly not what our family is aiming for.[/quote]

In terms of college admissions and BASIS DC, one reason Washington Latin is getting slammed is because they were founded in 2007.  We opened 5? years later.  But I would not expect miracles from our first few graduating classes who did not get to start BASIS DC in 5th grade, either.

And finally, except if you are talking about places like Princeton, many students who might get into those types of big name schools won't go because their decisions are going to be based on financial aid packages and/or merit scholarships.  The less debt you graduate with, the better, even if you are yet again going to be a big fish in a small pond.  Makes sense to me.

Also, keeping kids happy, off drugs and off the streets is enough to sell many parents of at risk teenagers on particular high schools.  Not that the privates don't have their share of drugs, alcohol, suicide, etc.  But our child is happy and has a solid group of  friends who work hard and don't do drugs.  And that makes us happy.[/quote]

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