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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yes, Haynes and Cap City have been around for a long time and are great. They are hard to get in to at the younger years because of sibling preference.[/quote]

Many families I know liked Cap City for lower grades - wished for something else for middle school.  They might not state have a banner on them that they says they are doing the lottery.   But when you talk to them one on one they are. 
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OP, "Don't fall for the El Haynes and Capital City...are great!" line.  Look up the demographics of these schools on the DCPCSB web site.  Even the lower schools are only around one quarter UMC.  These programs are fine for little kids, but the achievement gap really starts to kick in by 2nd or 3rd grade, along with behavioral problems, harsh discipline or both.

The truth is that what many UMC folks are doing for MS EotP is moving to the burbs or Upper NW if they strike out in the Washington Latin lottery, aren't OK with BASIS intensity, aren't in a DCI feeder (language immersion), and can't afford a private.  This isn't just true way up in NE, it's true much further down, on Capitol Hill.  At least your chances of getting into BASIS by the start of school are still better than even.  But if your kid isn't a diligent, math-loving type, think twice.

Good luck.[/quote]

How do you happen to have such deep knowledge of what parents at Haynes and Cap City are planning for their kids? Seems a little suspicious to me that you are the confidant of anything close to a relevant sample size.[/quote]

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