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But why are we even comparing BASIS to MoCo?  It's apples and oranges.[/quote]

I agree.  Comparing a charter that basically takes everyone to test-in STEM magnets doesn't seem fair.[/quote]

What's not fair is that there aren't any quality STEM test-in magnets in DC, although we now have the population to support one on a par with Bronx Science or TJ.  Elite colleges don't want to hear our sob story about the obnoxious political climate holding back our best and brightest.  They just want somebody's best and brightest.  The BASIS boosters don't want to deal with the reality that TJ's average SAT scores are around 200 points higher than those of the highest-performing BASIS branch (Tuscon).  Oh but, of course, BASIS DC will outscore Tuscon by a mile, even without those lauded Fairfax ES gifted programs feeding into it.  
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But many if not most of the kids who enter BASIS DC could not get into TJ.  They would not be in the top 16% of the applicant pool for various rooms, e.g., terrible elementary school, little support at home, unable to afford TJ test prep, etc.

BASIS takes all comers.  TJ only takes the best of the best.  So, the average SAT at TJ is undoubtedliy better than the average SAT score at any BASIS school.  Also, the average TJ kid will undoubtedly get into better schools than the average BASIS kid.

The real question is more like the following:  If you have a child who is capable of testing into TJ, and you are willing to move to VA to make that happen, would the outcome for THAT child be significantly better by attending TJ rather than BASIS?  Is it better to be an exceptional BASIS student or an above-average TJ student?

Of to put it another way, what makes TJ so great?  Is it the math department and the science department, or is it the admissions department?[/quote]

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