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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]When I applied to PhD programs, the programs to which I applied were competitive, and it was difficult to get into them. Passing comprehensive exams was generally not considered difficult.

One university (to which I didn't apply) had a reputation of taking a lot of people initially (so it was less difficult to get into), and then failing a lot of people on the comprehensive exams after two years.  A lot of top students weren't willing to apply, because they preferred to get a yea or nay at the outset, rather than investing two years in a school and then having to leave.[/quote]

Keep in mind, PP, that there is a dearth of public middle schools in DC.  It's not as if BASIS is luring kids away from viable alternatives only to fail them in two years.[/quote]

Exactly! Even if they don't do well at BASIS, they will still be exposed to much better classes and more material than they would in good old DCCAS focused DCPS middle schools. There should be more to school than reading and math.[/quote]

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