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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There’s no reason to be defensive if the school is a good fit for your child and family, that’s truly amazing. The biggest value of this forum is to be able to read multiple perspective while filtering out the bitter bashers and over-the-top cheerleaders and make a choice that works for DC. I got here in looking at post-BIM options for HS and saw this thread.

You may want to check statistics though if you think a lot of the kids end up at TJ; even fewer will be admitted with the new process going forward. Relatively few of those who leave go there. Most seem to leave for a stronger balance, a more stable environment, bigger class size, etc.

As an aside, I don’t think it’s BIM’s vision to prep students “insanely well” for TJ or other top private school (which all cost a lot more than BIM) admissions. I have heard from other middle school families that many of those applying out for high school have not been admitted to other (not only top) schools for a variety of reasons.[/quote]

BIM's only vision and mission is to turn a profit one day, a feat at which it has so far failed miserably.  It is owned and run by a company that is owned and run by a private equity group of investors.

For profit private education managers have one goal: profit.  The higher you go up their management ladder, the more clearly you will hear that gong ringing over and over and over.

BIM got lucky that TJ changed their entrance process and drove more STEM geeks to other schools.  Maybe one day they will actually make that profit.  But then, they would need to build out the rest of their building at another $20 million or so.

Oops. Not a very good business plan.[/quote]

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