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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think many parents bail for Basis or Latin l/ll (if they can) not because SH is that bad but to have a guarantee HS option (and no application headaches) that is better than Eastern. [/quote]

I don’t know too many people who plan to stay at Basis for high school. I chose it got middle school only.[/quote]

Many BASIS MS parents claim this. But in reality, at least half BASIS MS families stay on for HS and I won't be surprised if more do as time goes on, especially from the Hill.

Unless parents can afford private HS, or are prepared to move to the burbs, where else will the Hill MS kids at BASIS land?  Walls admissions has become much more of a crap shoot in the last couple years, Eastern is going nowhere for in-boundary families, OOB spots at Jackson-Reed (Wilson) are almost impossible to come by these days, and the new HS in Ward 3 on McArthur Blvd (not an easy commute from the Hill, like the BASIS schlep) may or may not materialize within the next few years.  [/quote]

This is all true. But also, the more our middle-school DC gets peeks of the high school experience, the more it’s starting to seem appealing. As long as a kid is ok with lots of AP classes and a small school, high school at Basis seems like it might be a genuinely enjoyable experience. [/quote]

True.[/quote]

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