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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As a parent who received a call about one of those 6th grade spots (at nearly 100 on wait list) and turned it down, four words: totally dodged a bullet. [/quote]  Why do you say that?[/quote]
Please review pages 1-9 on this thread.   Thank you. [/quote]
What did you learn in between the time you put your child on the wait list and pages 1 through 9 of this thread?[/quote]

That we weren't the only ones to not take a spot. 
That older kids left the school too. 
That the head of school has issues (though I suspected this on our tour). 
That giving up $250k caught a lot of families off guard. 
That we made the right decision. [/quote]

I am glad you feel good about your decision and I'm glad that people have choices, including BASIS which is a good fit for many kids.[/quote]

Totally feel great, thank you. Dodging a bullet is an amazing feeling.[/quote]

Again, if you're going by what's been posted here on DCUM, it's probably no better than making a decision based on a Yelp posting with an angry review about not finding tacos on the menu at a Tapas bar, not understanding it's Spanish, not Mexican - and that tacos aren't a Spanish thing.

But, to each his own.  Aside from the two or three people here, there are hundreds of happy and satisfied BASIS DC families.  [/quote]

I am pretty surprised that you contine to post. After saying it is so great people have a choice you continue to put down their choice.

Really, it is great that you are at BASIS and great we aren't. We dodged a massive bullet. You and the previous crazy posters just reaffirm our decision for our child. Perhaps sending your child to BASIS everyday reaffirms yours. Unclench BASIS parent. There is no parent in their right mind who wouldn't be a bit put off by this thread. I only followed because I did wonder. Now I don't. Not at all. [/quote]

Nope, nothing "clenched" and no need to "reaffirm" anything - as a matter of fact, we have been with BASIS going on our third year now.  We've had our opportunities to look at other schools, but we continue to choose BASIS, and we have no regrets.   You say you are "put off" - by me?  I only said, don't be "put off" by the two or three rabid posters here when the remaining hundreds of families are content.  I'm merely putting it in proper perspective - and that's certainly not something that should be "off-putting" whether in one's right or wrong mind.[/quote]

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