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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymou] But why are we even comparing BASIS to MoCo? It's apples and oranges.[/quote] I've Skype interviewed half a dozen BASIS Tuscon (original campus) applicants for my Ivy, which rarely has enough alum volunteers in AZ to interview all that state's applicants in person, since 2010. One witty kid, into physics and astronomy at the famous Univ. of AZ observatory, impressed me and was wait listed (and ultimately rejected). The rest were nothing special, and so were rejected outright. Around half the Blair math/sci magnet kids I interview are admitted. They tend to wow me with their eccentricity. No need for us to compare MoCo and BASIS students but colleges do it. BASIS has its strenghts, but passing comps doesn't neccessarily prepare a kid to display the intellectual curiosity, or quirkiness, elite colleges look for. Those rejected were dullards, which surprised me after all the hype on DCUM. [/quote]
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