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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Hi friend of Stanford Guy. What did you end up doing after high school and what was your reason for staying with Basis since it sounds like you did not really like it. Or, was this something you learned more in retrospect and with more exposure to students from other schools. Thanks.[/quote]

Friend of Stanford guy about to retire because posters seem to have all the answers two months in and I'm having a crazy week.

Went to Cal Tech and am working on a science PhD.

Yes, I did learn what I'd missed out on after rubbing shoulders with fellow numbers crunching undergrads who not only got better rounded educations, but had transformative experiences competing in national science competitions.  I learned that they hadn't taken as many AP exams, but had applied concepts in ways that my classmates and I certainly hadn't.

I stayed at Basis mainly because my parents insisted that I do so, also because I had a physics teacher I adored.  I got 5s on BC calc and BC physics and 800 SAT math without being challenged.  I don't mean to boast, but math comes so easily to me that Basis sort of loved me, in an unrequited way.

If I could do it over again, I would have applied to the country's best boarding schools looking for financial aid and independent study opportunities.  Basis wasn't the best school for me socially or academically.

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