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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm confused, why would BASIS have to be anyone's number one choice? Lots of people match at BASIS because they didn't get into Latin. Is this some sort of requirement to utilize the preference?[/quote]

I read this as code for “hopefully at-risk applicants will choose Basis because they want specifically the kind of education that Basis offers and not for whatever other reason
“. And I do see that point, at least a little. Our family is firmly within the usual Ward 6 Basis demographic, but Basis was not our first choice. Thanks to the lottery system, it is the school we got, and we recognize that it’s the best of our options. Still, we’ve had real struggles with the fact that Basis offers only one type of experience and that experience is an okay-not-great fit for our particular kid. People who are 100% on board with the Basis model will have an easier time of it, almost by definition. Realistically, that’s even more true for families who might face extra challenges in educational background or daily logistics. (Unlike some of the PPs, I believe there are plenty of smart and serious at-risk kids in DC with the potential to do the work at Basis. And if their parents/guardians are in the lottery, they would have at least some support at home. But realistically most will face some additional challenges in logistics, costs, more frequent changes in living circumstances, or weaker PK-4 education, not to mention dealing with the obvious prejudice by some of the community posting here. Pushing through those challenges will require even more commitment to the belief that Basis is worth it in the long run.)[/quote]

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