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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Wow.  BASIS made 150 seats available.  Where are they going to put all those kids?![/quote]

BASIS only has 135 seats for 5th grade.  They admit 150 knowing that at least 15 will turn down the slot.

Some parents just apply to BASIS in the lottery because they like the "option" (but really plan on going to Deal or wherever) and sit on the seat for weeks, blocking people that really want to go to BASIS.  So, this choice partially deals with that problem.

The decision to admit an extra 15 kids in the lottery also makes the waitlist smaller (it says 188 for this year but it is really 203, with 15 being admitted right off the bat).  It also makes the ultimate waitlist offers smaller.

BASIS did this 2 years ago.  They admitted 150 in the lottery but only filling 135 seats.

BASIS admitted 62 off the waitlist 2 years ago (really 77).  They admitted 53 off the wait list last year.  That means they will probably only draw 29-35 or so off the wait list this year (really 44-50).

If you are currently in the 40s and above on the BASIS wait list (and maybe even high 30s), you probably won't get in.

Good luck everyone![/quote]

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