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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][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. [b] 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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Based on how their older, more established schools in Arizona do in terms of college placement, I'm not too concerned.  [/quote]

I agree with the above.  They will get serious about getting BASIS DC kids into good colleges.  They have a network they can rely on and a track record in AZ with colleges that will automatically mean that the students here will generate a fair amount of interest, and they won't just rely on DC resources to make sure the kids get good college placement.

Do not think that the kids who started in 7th and 8th grade though are going to be representative of future graduating BASIS DC classes, however, because they did not really get a "BASIS" education.  Maybe only our 4th graduating class who started in 5th.  From thereon in, my prediction is that BASIS will do better than Latin in terms of admissions.  Enrollment, again, may be based more on finances and whether middle class graduates of HYP think it is worth it to send their kids there.  I don't, and I am a member of that group.[/quote]

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