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[quote=Anonymous][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]

None of the top ranked schools I got into accepted AP credit for anything other than placement (e.g., AP BC calc put you in a higher track than AB) or at some schools a good AP language score could get you out of a language requirement. I was so bummed that my AP tests in physics, biology, and chemistry might have helped me get into the schools, but they didn't give me course credit or let me skip those classes. That was a good thing because the AP class was so much weaker than the real college level class.

Obviously this is dated info, but my friend who has college aged kids said they found the same thing in the last few year. One of her kids who excelled on a ton of APs was choosing between starting with sophomore status at a state school or attending their dream HYPS where the APs didn't really give them any credits.[/quote]

Ya, I believe that (that the best schools don't offer credit). I myself went to a state school (one of the good ones!) and came in with 24 credits and it was a huge help (was able to double major pretty easily in 4 years). My husband went to a top 5 school, no credit. It just seems like all the BASIS teachers and admin I've talked to seem to talk up the "college credit" thing, and I hope this means they are still aiming high for the students in regards to college applications while managing expectations.

Also I hear all the critiques. Do we understand the things that BASIS is doing poorly? Yes. This forum has been very helpful in that regard. Is it better than our IB option, Cardozo? Oh my god. [/quote]

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