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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So it's not worth bothering to aim high, even for low SES students who qualify for massive fi aid at the nation's best universities if they are admitted?  I was a first-generation college student at MIT.  My family would have paid several times what my alma mater charged us for me to attend a big state school.

I'm not bowled over by Latin's academics for a STEM oriented 11-year-old who reads around 2 years above grade level. Sounds like we'd have headaches there pushing for appropriate math and ELA instruction, causing offense for asking for more challenge.  We hire enough enrichment tutors as it, since she's become quite bored at our neighborhood DCPS.  But Latin does seem like a good option for families with kids who work at grade level, aren't very interested in STEM, and don't have much background in modern languages.[/quote]

It sounds like you'd be happier at BASIS, though I think they have the same language issues as they also teach Latin in MS. Of course, all of this is lottery dependent. It will be harder to crack Latin 1 next year, and BASIS no longer clears its waiting list. DCI would be a good choice for langugage and kids who are self starters.[/quote]

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