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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]In 2023, no BASIS seniors were admitted to Ivies. One was admitted to CalTech, one to Johns Hopkins.

When I see the college list above, I think of all the charter immersion language grads in the BASIS ms who aren't permitted to study the languages they learned young until the 8th grade, and then just at the beginning level. These include kids who could have scored 5s on AP language exams as early as 9th grade if they'd had one iota of support for advanced language learning from BASIS.

I also think of all the dough parents shelled out for decent extra high school curriculars, and all the running around town they did in the process, because the program's EC's are chronically weak, along with electives. And I remember the grind of students repeating much of what they learn in chem, physics and bio every year for 5 or 6 years.

BASIS could do better by its high-achieving students if a critical ingredient weren't missing from the program: respect for individual learning styles and preferences on the road to the sort of academic achievement that leads to excellent college outcomes.  Without this respect, most families who are willing to leave, or can afford DMV privates, do. We bailed after 10th grade after receiving a financial windfall, so our eldest could complete HS on a happy note. He landed at a college admitting in the single digits that not on your list.

You can sugarcoat the experience at a dreary test prep program all you like, PP, without altering the experience. [/quote]

And Amherst and Wesleyan and Middlebury and Georgetown, etc. but that doesn't really support your overall narrative. I get it, your kid was unhappy and you've got your axe to grind. BASIS couldn't cater to your kid's individual needs. I've experienced some of that myself. You may not like it, but BASIS students win. If you think it's dreary or a grind or the administration doesn't respond well enough to individual student needs, I suggest you ask your friends with kids at NCS or Sidwell or Holton what their experiences are like. No school is a panacea. It didn't work for your family but I suspect there will always be others who weigh the pros vs the cons and decide that BASIS is a great option for them. And yes, most families who want to leave do, just like everywhere else. But I think you vastly overestimate how many are beholden to their lack of options. I, for example, am a Big 3 alum and that was never something that I wanted for my kids. We could have moved one or both of our DCs to private for HS but they were happy, performing at an extremely high level, and wanted to stay with their friends. Without seeing any of their tax returns, I suspect many if not all of their peers are in the same boat.

You left and were happy with the decision. You should probably just let it go. [/quote]

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