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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Basis isn’t for the independent minded learner or family with a quirky background or interests. There is little respect for the individual. Find academic brilliance elsewhere. Basis is advanced mediocrity in a dreary setting. The academics are for DC but it competitive in the Metra area.

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[b]Sorry your kid couldn’t cut it.[/b][/quote]

This is completely untrue. Over the years, scores of parents have compared BASIS to a private club where kids get treated and graded according to factors which don't necessarily reflect their academic strengths or weaknesses. This aspect has improved from previous years but it still exists.
Before someone accuses me of talking nonsense,  how do you explain students who scored brilliantly in APs, taken at BASIS proper, but are barely surviving in college? What about those who quit college altogether after changing their major more than once? Then there are those who were pushed out or received failing grades for various reasons but are somehow excelling in the most difficult college level classes, including upper level sciences. Obviously, there are also students who excelled at BASIS and are doing fine in college.
Try it. If your very smart and studious kid does well keep him or her. If  not, don't try to understand what's going on. Go elsewhere, especially under these virtual circumstances.
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