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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Much better list than last year at any rate.  Yale, Harvard, U Penn, Johns Hopkins, the rest meh, considering that these kids all had to take algebra no later than 7th grade. No MIT or Caltech.[/quote]

Just because you take algebra in 7th grade you have to go to MIT or Caltech.  What?

Do you realize that DC only sends a handful of students to MIT each year, and Caltech even fewer?

For what it worth, a BASIS DC grad from last year is at Caltech and one from BASIS McLean (which has the same curriculum) is going to MIT.

If you want to go to MIT or Caltech, your best bet is to move to Fairfax County and go to TJ.[/quote]

I do wonder about the BASIS model as preparation for a place like MIT... my husband is an alum and they don't accept any AP credits (which BASIS seems to make a big deal out of tauting.) We are sending our son there next year but I am definitely curious about how well they are prepping kids for serious math and science careers. No clue if our kids want to follow in their Dad's footsteps. No legacy at MIT either so they will need to get in on their own merits. [/quote]

Why not have your husband talk to the BASIS admins and teachers and find out?[/quote]

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